Ryongmun Tangwang Line

Railway line in North Korea
4 ft 8+12 in) standard gaugeElectrification3000 V DC Catenary
Route map

Legend
Manp'o Line
P'yŏngdŏk Line
Ryongmun Colliery Line
Ch'ŏngch'ŏn River
Sinhŭngdong
Paengryŏngch'ŏn
0.0
Ŏryong
7.1
Ryongmun T'an'gwang coal mine
Ryongmun Tangwang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
룡문탄광선
Hancha
龍門炭鑛線
Revised RomanizationRyongmuntan'gwang-seon
McCune–ReischauerRyongmunt'an'gwang-sŏn

The Ryongmun T'an'gwang Line, or Ryongmun Colliery Line is an electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in Kujang County, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Ŏryong on the Manp'o Line to Ryongmun Colliery.[1]

History

Ŏryong Station on the Manp'o Line was opened on 1 May 1941,[2] when the construction of a new line to the coal mines at Ryongmun began; the line, named the Ryongmun Colliery Line, was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 September 1941.[3]

Electrification of the line was completed by 1980.[4]

Route

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

Distance (km) Station Name Former Name
Total S2S Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Connections
0.0 0.0 Ŏryong 어룡 (魚龍) Manp'o Line
7.1 7.1 Ryongmun T'an'gwang 룡문탄광 (龍門炭鑛)

References

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ 朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 4269, 18 April 1941 (in Japanese)
  3. ^ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 4378, 26 August 1941
  4. ^ "만포선".
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