Taehyang Line

The Taehyang Line is an electrified secondary railway line of the Korean State Railway in North Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea, from Ryonghyŏn on the P'yŏngra Line to Taehyang.[1]

Taehyang Line

Overview

Native name

대향선(大郷線)

Status

Operational

Owner

Korean State Railway

Locale

North Hamgyŏng

Termini

Ryonghyŏn
Taehyang

Stations

2

Service

Type

Heavy rail, Freight rail

Operator(s)

Korean State Railway

Technical

Line length

14.9 km (9.3 mi)

Number of tracks

Single track

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

Electrification

3000 V DC Catenary

Route map

					P'yŏngra Line
					Taehyang Line

				14.9	Taehyang
					(bridge appx 500 m (1,600 ft))
					(bridge appx 225 m (738 ft))
					(bridge appx 430 m (1,410 ft))
					Kyŏngsŏng

					(bridge appx 250 m (820 ft))
					(bridge appx 200 m (660 ft))
				10.8	private station
				12.9	private station
				0.0	Ryonghyŏn

Taehyang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	대향선
Hancha	大郷線
Revised Romanization	Daehyang-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Taehyang-sŏn

There is a line that branches off the Taehyang Line leading to two private (Party-use only) stations.

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	Ryonghyŏn	룡현 (龍峴)			P'yŏngra Line
14.9	14.9	Taehyang	대향 (大郷)			Distance estimated

References

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

Taehyang Line
Mainline	Ryonghyŏn Taehyang

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.