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Unnyul Line
The Ŭnnyul Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in the North and South Hwanghae provinces of North Korea, running from Ŭnp'a to Ch'ŏlgwang.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p. 85, 2007, Tokyo, It is an important line in economic terms, connecting the agricultural and ore-producing areas of Kwail and Ŭnnyul counties with the rest of the DPRK. The line connects to the Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line at Ŭnp'a, to the Changyŏn Line at Sugyo, and to the Sŏhae Kammun Line at Ch'ŏlgwang, and formerly connected to the narrow gauge Ryongjŏng Line at Ch'ŏlgwang. The ruling grade is 15‰, the minimum curve radius is 300 m; there are 67 bridges with a total length of , but only two tunnels with a total length of . History The West Chosen Development Railway (西鮮殖産鉄道, ''Seisen Shokusan Tetsudō''; 서선식산철도 ''Sŏsŏn Siksan Ch'ŏldo'') was formed in 1920 to take over the narrow gauge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passenger Rail Terminology
Various terms are used for passenger railway lines and equipment; the usage of these terms differs substantially between areas: Rapid transit A rapid transit system is an electric railway characterized by high speed (~) and rapid acceleration. It uses passenger railcars operating singly or in multiple unit trains on fixed rails. It operates on separate rights-of-way from which all other vehicular and foot traffic are excluded (i.e. is fully grade-separated from other traffic). It uses sophisticated signaling systems, and high platform loading. Originally, the term ''rapid transit'' was used in the 1800s to describe new forms of quick urban public transportation that had a right-of-way separated from street traffic. This set rapid transit apart from horsecars, trams, streetcars, omnibuses, and other forms of public transport. A variant of the term, ''mass rapid transit (MRT)'', is also used for metro systems in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. Though the term was almost alway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taeryong Canal
Daeryeong (sometimes spelled as ''taeryong'') is a Korean military rank used by the armed forces of South Korea. The rank is denoted by three large starbursts worn as a collar insignia. The rank is uniform throughout the Korean Army, Air Force, and Navy. The equivalent rank in most western militaries is colonel, with captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ... being the equivalent naval rank. Military ranks of South Korea {{mil-rank-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaeryong Station
Chaeryŏng County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. Geography Located on the Chaeryŏng River, the county is bordered to the west by Anak and Sinch'ŏn, to the south by Sinwŏn, and to the east by Ŭnp'a, Pongsan and Sariwŏn in North Hwanghae Province. History Chaeryŏng County was first founded by the kingdom of Koguryo, who called it Siksŏng (). Koguryo lost the area during the unification of Korea by the Koryo dynasty, who gave it its current name in 1217. In 1415 it was promoted to county level under the Yi. Chaeryŏng was briefly merged into the newly formed Hwanghae District in 1895 during an experimental redistricting, but was restored to its previous form in 1896. The county's current form was settled in the 1952 redistricting changes. Transportation Chaeryŏng county is served by the Ŭllyul Line of the Korean State Railway. There is also a highway which runs through Chaeryŏng-ŭp. Administrative divisions The county is divided into one town ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changyŏn Line
The Changyŏn Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway running from Sugyo on the Ŭnnyul Line to Changyŏn, South Hwanghae Province, North Korea.Kokubu, Hayato (2007), , Shinchosha, Tokyo, History This line was originally opened on 21 January 1937 as part of the Chosen Railway's narrow gauge Hwanghae Line network, as an extension to the Sariwŏn—Sanghae (renamed Samgang after nationalisation)— Sugyo line. The entirety of the Hwanghae Line network was nationalised on 1 April 1944 and absorbed by the Chosen Government Railway, which then split the Hwanghae Line network into separate lines, with the Sariwon—Sugyo—Changyŏn line becoming the Changyŏn Line. (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Showa Nr. 5143, 29 March 1944 After the end of the Pacific War, the Changyŏn Line ended up in North Korea as a result of the subsequent partition of Korea. After the end of the Korean War , date = {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unnyul County
Unryul County () is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. The county is called by the name Eunyul () in South Korea, due to the pronunciation differences between Northern and Southern Korean dialects. History Neolithic artefacts were found in the region then known as Gunryanggol village located in then subdivision called Changam-ri Nambumyeon(now forming part of Sandong-ri). Bronze age Dolmen were found in different parts of the County, and lot of bronze age artefacts along with Chinese kinfe money during the Han dynasty were found in the region in side the mud tombs.Different artefacts from the Iron age were also found in Unsŏng-ri. Archaeological findings related to the Lelang confederacy has also been found.During the kingdom of Goguryeo, it was called Yulgu or Yulcheon,In 757, when it was under the kingdom of Silla, the region was an associated region under the control of Yangak County.After the founding of the Goryeo Kingdom, the region was known as the Unyul pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwail County
Kwail County is a ''kun'', or county, in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. It faces the Yellow Sea to the west. The economy of the county is based on the production of fruit. Kwail County was created in 1967 from part of Songhwa County, with the intention of making the entire cultivated area of the county into "100 li of blooming orchards". The name ''Kwail'' is a Korean word meaning "fruit," and doesn't correspond to any Chinese characters. This makes Kwail County one of the few counties in Korea whose name cannot be written in hanja; for another such county, see Saebyŏl. Marshal Kim Jong Un visited Kwail county in September 2017. Geography 44% of the land is forest land. Administrative divisions Kwail county is divided into 1 '' ŭp'' (town) and 24 '' ri'' (villages): Transportation Kwail county is served by the Ŭllyul Line of the Korean State Railway. See also *Geography of North Korea *Administrative divisions of North Korea *South Hwanghae South Hwanghae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen River, Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone. North Korea's border with South Korea is a disputed border as both countries claim the entirety of the Korean Peninsula. The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. North Korea, like South Korea, its southern counterpart, claims to be the legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of North Korea, adjacent islands. Pyongyang is the capital and largest city. In 1910, Korean Empire, Korea was Korea under Japanese rule, annexed by the Empire of Japan. In 1945, after the Surrender of Japan, Japanese surrender at the End of World War II in Asia, end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sohae Kammun Line
The Sŏhae Kammun Line, or West Sea Barrage Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway located entirely within Namp'o Special City, North Korea, and running from Ch'ŏlgwang on the Ŭnnyul Line to Sillyŏngri on the P'yŏngnam Line.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), Description The Sŏhae Kammun Line runs over the West Sea Barrage; of the total length of the line, over runs over the dam itself. There is a swing bridge of approximately , built by the Namp'o Shipyard, over the locks. History The line was opened on 24 June 1986, after the completion of the West Sea Barrage. Services A local passenger train, 361/362, operating between Namp'o Nampo (North Korean official spelling: Nampho; ), also spelled Namp'o, is the second largest city by population and an important seaport in North Korea, which lies on the northern shore of the Taedong River, 15 km east of the river's mouth. ... and Ch'ŏlg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sohaeri Line
The Sŏhaeri Line or Ryongjŏng Line is a closed non-electrified narrow-gauge railway line of the Korean State Railway in South Hwanghae Province, North Korea, running from Ch'ŏlgwang at the junction of the Ŭnnyul and Sŏhae Kammun lines to Ryongjŏng.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p 85 History After the end of the Korean War the Railway Ministry of the DPRK began to expand and improve its network, including in South Hwanghae, leading to the opening of a new narrow-gauge line from Sugyo to Ch'ŏlgwang in 1963. With the opening of the new line, the Sariwŏn—Sugyo—Ch'ŏlgwang line was named Ŭnnyul Line, leaving the Changyŏn Line as just the short branch from Sugyo to Changyŏn. In 1964, another new narrow-gauge line was opened from Ch'ŏlgwang, to serve the iron ore mines around Sŏhaeri and the port at Ryongjŏng. This line was the Sŏhaeri Line.http://www.farrail.net/pages/trip-reports-engl/report_nk-oct-2004.html In 1971, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
