The Ch'ŏngjinhang Line, or Ch'ŏngjin Port Line, is an electrified freight-only railway line of the Korean State Railway in North Korea, connecting Ch'ŏngjin Ch'ŏngnyŏn Station at the southern junction of the P'yŏngra and Hambuk lines with Ch'ŏngjin Port.
History Originally called Ch'ŏngjinbudu Line or Ch'ŏngjin Wharf Line, it was originally opened on 1 July 1940 by the Chosen Government Railway, running from the former site of Ch'ŏngjin Station to Ch'ŏngjinbudu Station.朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 4020, 17 June 1940 (in Japanese) The length of the line to the port was increased to on 1 February 1942, when the original station at Ch'ŏngjin was closed and a new station, today's Ch'ŏngjin Ch'ŏngnyŏn Station, was opened.朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 4479, 29 December 1941 (in Japanese)
Route
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 Ch'ŏngjin Ch'ŏngnyŏn 청진청년 (淸津靑年) Hambuk Line, P'yŏngra Line 2.8 2.8 Ch'ŏngjinhang(Ch'ŏngjin Port) 청진항 (淸津港) Ch'ŏngjinbudu 청진부두 (淸津埠頭)
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