Chongdo Line

Chŏngdo Line
Overview
Native name정도선 (鼎島線)
StatusOperational
OwnerChosen Railway (1937–1944)
Chosen Government Railway (1944–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleHaeju-si, South Hwanghae
Termini
Stations2
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Regional rail, Freight rail
History
Opened10 May 1937
Technical
Line length0.7 km (0.43 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Catenary
Route map

Ongjin Line
former Sahae Line
Chŏngdo Line
0.0
Wangsin
Haeju Port
Closed
0.7
Chŏngdo
switchbacks
T'ŏlsŏm Port
Chŏngdo Chemical Factory
Chongdo Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
정도선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationJeongdo-seon
McCune–ReischauerChŏngdo-sŏn

The Chŏngdo Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South Hwanghae Province, North Korea, running from Wangsin station on the Ongjin Line to Chŏngdo station.[1]

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