Trams in Chongjin

Tram system in Chongjin, North Korea

Chongjin Tram

Overview
Locale|  Chongjin
Transit type| Tram
Number of lines| 1
Operation
Began operation| 1999 [1]
Operator(s)| Transport and Communication Commission
Character| At-grade
Train length| Single car tram or articulated tram
Technical
System length| 13 km
Track gauge| 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification| Overhead
Chongjin Tram

Chosŏn'gŭl|

청진궤도전차

Hancha|

淸津軌道電車

Revised Romanization| Cheongjin gwedojeoncha
McCune–Reischauer| Ch'ŏngjin kwedojŏnch'a

Chongjin Tram is a public tram system in Chongjin, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). The line opened in 1999. There is currently one line in operation.[2]

## History

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The regular operation on the standard gauge tram line started on 2 July 1999. It was initially six kilometers long and was extended in a later by seven kilometers. Allegedly, according to Choson Sinbo, there were plans to extend the line to Chongjin station with a planned opening date of October 2002, though this is not corroborated elsewhere.[3]

## Lines

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* Sabong-dong - South Chongjin - Bongchon-dong

## Rolling Stock

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Chongjin tram uses a number of locally produced single car trams and a single articulated tram. All vehicles are produced by Chongjin Bus Factory.[2] The production of trams began early, with the first completed tram rolled out in 1990.[4] These single trams bear an extreme resemblance to the Tatra T6B5, but have one more window per side and no resistor equipment on roof. The articulated tram rather appears like a Tatra KT8D5 without the middle section.

## See also

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* Trams and trolleybuses in North Korea
* Transport in North Korea
* List of tram and light rail transit systems

## References

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1. ^ 교통연보
2. ^ a b "Chongjin". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
3. ^ "北, 청진에 궤도전차 노선 8km 신설 - NK조선". nk.chosun.com (in Korean). 19 March 2002. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
4. ^ "현대적인 궤도전차를 생산". Minju Choson. Korean Central News Agency. 1990-07-26.

## Further reading

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* Hayato Kokubu, Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō: Kitachōsen Tetsudō Jijō (将軍様の鉄道 北朝鮮鉄道事情; "Railway of the Dear Leader: The Railway Situation in North Korea"), 2007. (ISBN 4103037318)

## External links

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* Map of Chongjin Tram
* Image of locally produced tram

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