Mandok Line
| Mandŏk Line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Native name | 만덕선(満徳線) | ||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Owner | Tanp'ung Railway (1939–1945) Korean State Railway (since 1945) | ||
| Locale | Hŏch'ŏn-gun, South Hamgyŏng | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 3 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail Regional rail | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1939 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 10.3 km (6.4 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | Single track | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 3000 V DC Overhead line | ||
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| Mandok Line | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 만덕선 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Mandeokseon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Mandŏksŏn |
The Mandŏk Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in Hŏch'ŏn County, South Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea running from Hŏch'ŏn on the Hŏch'ŏn Line to Mandŏk.[1]
History
This line was opened by the privately owned Tanp'ung Railway as a branch of its Tanchon−Honggun mainline opened on 26 August 1939.[2]
Services
A pair of local passenger trains 931/932 are known to operate on this line between Hŏch'ŏn and Mandŏk.[1]
Route
A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.
| Distance (Total; km) |
Distance (S2S; km) |
Station Name (Transcribed) |
Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)) |
Former Name (Transcribed) |
Former Name (Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)) |
Connections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0.0 | Hŏch'ŏn | 허천 (虚川) | Kosŏng | 고성 (古城) | Hŏch'ŏn Line |
| 6.6 | 6.6 | Pudong | 부동 (釜洞) | |||
| 10.3 | 3.7 | Mandŏk | 만덕 (満徳) |
References
- ^ a b Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
- ^ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 3788, 4 September 1939
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