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Kangdŏk Line
Overview
Native name장연선(長淵線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleNorth Hamgyŏng
Termini
Stations4
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length15.2 km (9.4 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map
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Kangdok Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha
Revised RomanizationGangdeokseon
McCune–ReischauerKangdŏksŏn

The Kangdŏk Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the North Korean State Railway running from Namgangdŏk on the P'yŏngra Line to Susŏng on the Hambuk Line.[1]

Ch'ŏngjin Choch'ajang, Ch'ŏngjin's large marshalling yard, is located on this line.

Services

Two passenger trains are known to operate on this line:[1]

  • Local trains 601/604, operating between Ch'ŏngjin Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Kŭndong, run on this line between Namgangdŏk and Kŭndong;
  • Local trains 608/608'609, operating between Kŭndong and Songp'yŏng, run on this line between Kŭndong and Namgangdŏk.

Route

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

Distance Station Name (Transcribed) Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl) Connections
0.0 Namgangdŏk 님강덕 P'yŏngra Line
1.3 Kangdŏk 강덕 Kŭndong Branch
Kŭndong 근동 Kŭndong Branch
15.2 Susŏng 수성 Hambuk Line

Kŭndong Branch

Electrified.

Distance Station Name (Transcribed) Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl) Connections
Kangdŏk 강덕 Kangdŏk Line
Ch'ŏngjin Choch'ajang (Ch'ŏngjin Marshalling Yard) 청진조차장
Kŭndong 근동 Kangdŏk Line

References

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