Tokhyon Line

Tŏkhyŏn Line
Overview
Native name 덕현선(徳峴線)
Type Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
Status Operational
Locale North P'yŏngan
Termini South Sinŭiju
Tŏkhyŏn
Stations 6
Operation
Opened April 1971
Owner Korean State Railway
Operator(s) Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length 37.3 km (23.2 mi)
Number of tracks Single track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius 300 m (980 ft)
Maximum incline 12‰
Route map

P'yŏngŭi Line
Paengma Line
0.0 South Sinŭiju
P'yŏngŭi Line
6.1 Chŏngmulli
Omok River
Yalu River
Ŭiju Airfield
17.2Ŭiju
29.3 SujinYalu River
Sujinch'ŏn
iron ore mine
iron ore mine
34.2 Chŏnggwang
Sujinch'ŏn
37.3 Tŏkhyŏn
iron ore mine
Tokhyon Line
Chosŏn'gŭl 덕현선
Hancha
Revised Romanization Deokhyeonseon
McCune–Reischauer Tŏkhyŏnsŏn

The Tŏkhyŏn Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from South Sinŭiju on the P'yŏngŭi Line to Tŏkhyŏn.[1]

The ruling grade on the line is 12‰ and the minimum curve radius is 300 m (980 ft). There are 13 bridges with a total length of 373 m (1,224 ft), and there are no tunnels.[2]

History

The Tŏkhyŏn Line was opened by the Korean State Railway in April 1971.[2]

Services

The primary function of the Tŏkhyŏn Line is to deliver iron ore from the mines around Tŏkhyŏn to the September Iron & Steel Complex (9월제철종합기업소) in Sinŭiju and the Hwanghae Iron & Steel Complex on the Songrim Line, thus the bulk of southbound freight is ore from the mines.[2]

Three pairs of commuter trains run on the line between Sinŭiju Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Tŏkhyŏn stations.[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 South Sinŭiju (Namsinŭiju) 남신의주 (南新義州) P'yŏngŭi Line, Paengma Line
6.1 6.1 Chŏngmulli 정문리 (正門里)
17.2 11.1 Ŭiju 의주 (義州)
29.3 12.1 Sujin 수진 (水鎮)
34.2 4.9 Chŏnggwang 정광 (精鉱)
37.3 3.1 Tŏkhyŏn 덕현 (徳峴)

References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. 1 2 3 4 North Korea Geographic Information: Transportation Geography - Tŏkhyŏn Line (in Korean)

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