Solgol Tangwang Line

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]

Solgol T'an'gwang Line

Overview

Other name(s)

Solgol Colliery Line

Native name

솔골탄광선 (솔골炭鉱線)

Status

Operational

Owner

Korean State Railway

Locale

South P'yŏngan

Termini

Songnam Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Solgol

Stations

2

Service

Type

Heavy rail, Freight rail

History

Opened

1970s

Technical

Line length

4.4 km (2.7 mi)

Number of tracks

Single track

1,435 mm (4 ft 8¹⁄₂ in) standard gauge

Electrification

3000 V DC Catenary

Route map

				0.0	Songnam Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'yŏngdŏk Line

					(bridge appx 60 m (200 ft))


				4.4	Solgol Songnam 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

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 (km)		Station Name		Former Name
Total	S2S	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)	Transcribed	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

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

Solgol T'an'gwang Line
Mainline	Songnam Ch'ŏngnyŏn Solgol

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