Myongdang Line
| Myŏngdang Line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Native name | 명당선 (明堂線) | ||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Owner | Chosen Government Railway (1925–1945) Korean State Railway (since 1945) | ||
| Locale | P'yŏngyang-tŭkp'yŏlsi; North Hwanghae | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 4 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Heavy rail, Freight rail | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1 November 1925 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 19.2 km (11.9 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | Single track | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 3000 V DC Catenary | ||
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| Myongdang Line | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 명당선 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Myeongdang-seon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Myŏngdang-sŏn |
The Myŏngdang Line is an electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in P'yŏngyang and in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea, running from Ch'ŏngryong on the P'yŏngdŏk Line to Myŏngdang.[1]
History
The Myŏngdang Line, together with Ch'ŏngryong Station, were opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 November 1925.[2]
Services
In addition to freight trains serving the Sangwŏn Cement Complex and its refractories plant at Myŏngdang, there are also two pairs of local passenger trains, 702/703 and 704/705, that operate between East P'yŏngyang on the P'yŏngdŏk Line and Myŏngdang.[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 | Ch'ŏngryong | 청룡 (青龍) | P'yŏngdŏk Line | ||
| 6.2 | 6.2 | Rihyŏn | 리현 (梨峴) | |||
| 11.0 | 4.8 | Taewŏn | 대원 (大園) | |||
| 19.2 | 8.2 | Myŏngdang | 명당 (明堂) |
References
- ^ a b Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
- ^ Japanese Government Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在(The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937), Kawaguchi Printing Company, Tokyo, p. 486
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