Samdung Tangwang Line

The Samdŭng T'an'gwang Line, or Samdŭng Colliery Line is a former non-electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in Kangdong County, P'yŏngyang, North Korea, which ran from Samdŭng on the P'yŏngdŏk Line to Taeri.[1]

Samdŭng T'an'gwang Line
Overview
Other name(s)Samdŭng Colliery Line
Native name삼등탄광선 (三登炭鉱線)
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
StatusClosed
LocaleKangdong-gun,
P'yŏngyang-tŭkp'yŏlsi
TerminiSamdŭng
Taeri
Stations2
Operation
OwnerKorean State Railway
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length4.8 km (3.0 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Route map

Samdŭng Colliery Line
to P'yŏngyang
0.0
Samdŭng
to Kujang
4.8
Taeri
Closed
Samdung Tangwang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
삼등탄광선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationSamdeungtan'gwang-seon
McCune–ReischauerSamdŭngt'an'gwang-sŏn

Route

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

Distance (km)Station NameFormer Name
TotalS2STranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)TranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)Connections
0.0 0.0 Samdŭng 삼등 (三登) P'yŏngdŏk Line
4.8 4.8 Taeri 대리 (岱里) Closed

References

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

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