Pyongyang Chochajang
Railway station in Pyongyang, North Korea
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P'yongyang Choch'ajang is a marshalling yard in Chŏngp'yŏng-dong, P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk, P'yŏngyang, North Korea, on the P'yŏngyanghwajŏn Line of the Korean State Railway,[1] it is the starting point of a branch to the P'yŏngyang Thermal Power Plant.[2]
P'yŏngyang marshalling yard 평양조차장 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Korean name | ||||||||||||||||
| Hangul | 평양조차장 | |||||||||||||||
| Hanja | ||||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Pyeongyang Jochajang | |||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | P'yŏngyang Choch'ajang | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Chongp'yŏng-dong, P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk, P'yŏngyang North Korea | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°01′52″N 125°42′35″E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Korean State Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 March 1944 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | yes | |||||||||||||||
| Original company | Chosen Government Railway | |||||||||||||||
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History
The marshalling yard was opened by the Chosen Government Railway at the same time as Pot'onggang Station on the P'yŏngnam Line, opened on 21 March 1944.[3] The branch from the marshalling yard to the power plant was opened in 1961.[4]
The yard has five tracks, along with a spur track serving the Taedonggang Battery Factory in Saemaŭl-dong, P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk.[5]
