Ryongam Line

Ryongam Line
Overview
Other name(s)Yongdŭng Line
Native name룡암선 (龍岩線)
StatusOperational
OwnerChosen Government Railway (1934–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleKujang-gun, North P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations2
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
History
Opened1 April 1934
Technical
Line length6.4 km (4.0 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Catenary
Route map

Ryongam Line
northern curve under construction
0.0
Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn
underground facility
Kujang Cement Factory
2.6
Tongryonggul
7.4
Ryongam
Ryongdŭng Colliery
Ryongam Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
룡암선
Hancha
龍岩線
Revised RomanizationRyongamseon
McCune–ReischauerRyongamsŏn

The Ryongam Line is an electrified freight-only railway line of the Korean State Railway in Kujang County, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Kujang at the junction of the Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn, Manp'o, and P'yŏngdŏk Lines, to Ryongam.[1]

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