Chonsong Tangwang Line

The Ch'ŏnsŏng T'an'gwang Line, or Ch'ŏnsŏng Colliery Line is an electrified standard-gauge freight-only secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Sinch'ang on the P'yŏngra Line to Ch'ŏnsŏng.[1]

Ch'ŏnsŏng Colliery Line
Overview
Native name천성탄광선 (天聖炭鉱線)
StatusOperational
OwnerChosen Government Railway (1936–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1936)
LocaleSouth P'yŏngan
TerminiSinch'ang
Ch'ŏnsŏng
Stations3
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
History
Opened1936
Technical
Line length9.2 km (5.7 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Catenary
Route map

P'yŏngra Line to P'yŏngyang
Suyang
(bridge appx 90 m (300 ft))
7.5
Mangilli
9.2
Ch'ŏnsŏng
0.0
Sinch'ang
Chonsong Tangwang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
천성탄광선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationCheonseongtan'gwang-seon
McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏnsŏngt'an'gwang-sŏn

History

The line was originally opened by the Chosen Government Railway in 1936. After the partition of Korea, it was located entirely within the north, and it was part of the first section of line electrified by the Korean State Railway in 1946, between Yangdŏk on the P'yŏngra Line to Ch'ŏnsŏng via Sinch'ang.[2][3] This electrification was destroyed during the Korean War, but in 1958 the Ch'ŏnsŏng–Sinch'ang–Kowŏn section was re-electrified.

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 Sinch'ang 신창 (新倉) P'yŏngra Line
7.5 7.5 Mangilli 망일리 (望日里)
9.2 1.7 Ch'ŏnsŏng 천성 (天聖) Ch'ŏnsŏng Ch'ŏngnyŏn Colliery

References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. "デロイを探せ!(その49) 1948年の「北」におけるデロイ|ゴンブロ!(ゴンの徒然日記)". Ameblo.jp. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  3. Korean Review. Pyongyang, Korea (DPR): Foreign Languages Publishing House. 1983. p. 205.

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