The Chaedong Line is an electrified
railway
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
line of the
Korean State Railway
The Korean State Railway (), commonly called the State Rail () is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of North Korea and has its headquarters at P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Chang Jun Song.
History
1945–195 ...
in
South P'yŏngan Province,
North Korea
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, running from
Kujŏng on the
P'yŏngdŏk Line to
Chaedong.
[Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ]
History
The Chaedong Line was opened by the
West Chosen Central Railway on 1 October 1941, at the same time as the railway's
Sinsŏngch'ŏn–
Pukch'ang line.
[ (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 4410, 4 October 1941 (in Japanese)]
Route
A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.
References
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Railway lines in North Korea
Standard gauge railways in North Korea
Railway lines opened in 1941