Pyongyanghwajon Line

The P'yŏngyanghwajŏn Line, or P'yŏngyang Thermal Power Plant Line, is an electrified freight-only railway line of the Korean State Railway in Pot'onggang-guyŏk and P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk, P'yŏngyang, North Korea, running from Pot'onggang on the P'yŏngnam Line to P'yŏngch'ŏn, with a branch to the P'yŏngyang Thermal Power Plant (P'yŏngyanghwajŏn), from which the line gets its name).^[1]

P'yŏngyang Thermal Power Plant Line
Overview
Native name	평양화전선 (平壤火電線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Chosen Government Railway (1944–1945) Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Locale	Pot'onggang-guyŏk and P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk, P'yŏngyang
Termini	Pot'onggang P'yŏngch'ŏn
Stations	3
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Freight rail
History
Opened	21 March 1944 (Pot'onggang–P'yŏngch'ŏn) 1961 (P'yŏngyang Choch'ajang–P'yŏngyanghwajŏn)
Technical
Line length	3.7 km (2.3 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3000 V DC Catenary
Route map Legend P'yŏngnam Line P'yŏngyanghwajŏn Line P'yŏngŭi Line Pot'ong River 0.0 Pot'onggang Youth Hero Motorway P'yŏngyang Thermal Power Plant Taedonggang Battery Factory 3.7 P'yŏngyang Choch'ajang 3.26 Factory Pot'onggang Fertiliser Factory 5.7 P'yŏngch'ŏn Posok Foreign Trade Company Taedong River

Pyongyanghwajon Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	평양화전선
Hancha	平壤火電線
Revised Romanization	Pyeongyanghwajeonseon
McCune–Reischauer	P'yŏngyanghwajŏnsŏn

History

The original line between Pot'onggang Station to P'yŏngch'ŏn via the P'yŏngyang Marshalling Yard was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 21 March 1944.^[2] This was extended by the Korean State Railway in 1961, when construction of the P'yŏngyang Thermal Power Plant began.^[3] The line was given its current name at that time.

Services

The line serves a number of industries, notably the Taedonggang Battery Factory, the 26 March Electric Wire Factory, and the P'yŏngyang Thermal Power Plant in Saemaŭl-dong, P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk,^[3] the Pot'onggang Organic Fertiliser Factory in Chŏngpy'ŏng-dong, P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk, adjacent to the marshalling yard,^[3] and the Posok Korean Foreign Trade Company.

Route

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

Distance (km)		Station Name
Total	S2S	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)	Connections
0.0	0.0	Pot'onggang	보통강 (普通江)	P'yŏngnam Line ● Metro Hyŏksin Line Kŏn'guk Station ● Tram Line 1
3.7	3.7	P'yŏngyang Choch'ajang	평양조차장 (平壤操車場)	branch to P'yŏngyang Thermal Power Plant Taedonggang Battery Factory 26 March Electric Wire Factory
5.7	2.0	P'yŏngch'ŏn	평천 (平川)	Pot'onggang Organic Fertiliser Factory Posok Korean Foreign Trade Company