Solgol Tangwang Line

Solgol T'an'gwang Line
Overview
Other name(s) Solgol Colliery Line
Native name 솔골탄광선 (솔골炭鉱線)
Type Heavy rail, Freight rail
Status Operational
Locale South P'yŏngan
Termini Songnam Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Solgol
Stations 2
Operation
Opened 1970s
Owner Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length 4.4 km (2.7 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
0.0 Songnam Ch'ŏngnyŏnP'yŏngdŏk Line
4.4 SolgolSongnam Youth Coal Mine
Solgol Tangwang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl 솔골탄광선
Hancha 솔골炭鉱線
Revised Romanization Solgoltan'gwang-seon
McCune–Reischauer Solgolt'an'gwang-sŏn

The Solgol T'an'gwang Line, or Solgol Colliery Line, is an electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Songnam Ch'ŏngnyŏn Station on the P'yŏngdŏk Line to the Songnam Youth Colliery at Solgol.[1]

History

The line was opened by the Korean State Railway in the 1970s.[2]

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 Songnam Ch'ŏngnyŏn 송남청년 (松南青年) Songnam 송남 (松南) P'yŏngdŏk Line
4.4 4.4 Solgol 솔골 (-)

References

  1. ↑ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ↑ Choe, Un-sik, 한국의 전통 사회 운송 기구, ISBN 978-89-7300-728-8, pp. 114

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