Chiktong Tangwang Line

Chiktong Colliery Line
Overview
Other name(s) Chiktong T'an'gwang Line
Native name 직동탄광선 (直洞炭鉱線)
Type Heavy rail, freight rail
Status Operational
Locale South P'yŏngan
Termini Taegŏn
Chiktong Colliery
Stations 4
Operation
Owner Korean State Railway
Operator(s) Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length 8.5 km (5.3 mi)
Number of tracks Single track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification 3000 V DC Overhead line
Route map
 Ŭnsan Line
 Chiktong Colliery Line
 Taegŏn Line
 Mohak Line
0.0 Taegŏn
4.7 Pusalli
Pusan Aluminium Factory
Pusan Aluminium Factory
Pusan Aluminium Factory
6.6 Puhŭng
Pusan Aluminium Factory
mining railway
bauxite mine
8.5 Chiktong T'an'gwang8.2 Colliery
Chiktong Tangwang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl 직동탄광선
Hancha 直洞炭鉱線
Revised Romanization Jikdongdan-gwang-seon
McCune–Reischauer Chiktongt'an'gwang-sŏn

The Chiktong T'an'gwang Line or Chiktong Colliery Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Taegŏn Station at the junction of the Taegŏn and Ŭnsan lines to Chiktong T'an'gwang.[1] The line serves the Pusan Aluminium Factory at Pusalli, as well as the large 8 February Chiktong Ch'ŏngnyŏn Colliery at Chiktong T'an'gwang.

Route

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

Distance
(Total; km)		 Distance
(S2S; km)		 Station Name
(Transcribed)		 Station Name
(Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja))		 Former Name
(Transcribed)		 Former Name
(Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja))		 Connections
0.0 0.0 Taegŏn 대건 (大乾) Taegŏn Line, Ŭnsan Line
4.7 4.7 Pusalli 부산리 (富山里)
6.6 1.9 Puhŭng 부흥 (富興)
8.5 1.9 Chiktong T'an'gwang 직동탄광 (直洞炭鉱) Chiktong 직동 (直洞駅)

References

  1. ↑ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6


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