The Chamjilli Line is a non-electrified freight-only railway line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea from Kangsŏn on the P'yŏngnam Line to Chamjilli.[1]

Chamjilli Line
Overview
Native name잠질리선 (箴津里線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleSouth P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations2
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
Technical
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

P'yŏngnam Line
Chamjilli Line
Posan Line
9.7
Chamjilli
Kangsŏn Colliery
Closed
(tunnel appx 290 m (950 ft))
0.0
Kangsŏn
Ch'ŏllima Steel Complex
Ch'ŏllima Steel Complex
Ch'ŏllima Steel Complex
Ch'ŏllima Steel Complex
Chamjilli Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
잠질리선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationJamjilli-seon
McCune–ReischauerChamjilli-sŏn

Services

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The line serves several above-ground factories and the Namp'o Kangsŏ Missile Factory, which is an underground facility with a rail spur entering the underground complex.[2] In the past there was also a section leading to another (now closed) factory, and to the Kangsŏ Colliery.

Route

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A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.

Distance (km) Station Name Former Name
Total S2S Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Connections
0.0 0.0 Kangsŏn
(Ch'ŏllima)
강선 (降仙)
(천리마 (千里馬))
P'yŏngnam Line
9.7 9.7 Chamjilli 잠질리 (箴津里) Closed
(Kangsŏn Colliery)

References

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  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ 북한 군수공장 시리즈 11: 님퍼특별시에 소재한 군수공장 및 시설. [North Korean Military Factory Series 11: Military Factories and Facilities in Namp'o Special City] (in Korean). Retrieved 14 December 2016.