Chonsong Tangwang Line

Ch'ŏnsŏng Colliery Line
Overview
Native name천성탄광선 (天聖炭鑛線)
StatusOperational
OwnerChosen Government Railway (1936–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1936)
LocaleSouth P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations3
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
History
Opened1936
Technical
Line length9.2 km (5.7 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Catenary
Route map

P'yŏngra Line to P'yŏngyang
Suyang
(bridge appx 90 m (300 ft))
7.5
Mangilli
9.2
Ch'ŏnsŏng
0.0
Sinch'ang
Chonsong Tangwang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
천성탄광선
Hancha
天聖炭鑛線
Revised RomanizationCheonseongtangwangseon
McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏnsŏngt'an'gwangsŏn

The Ch'ŏnsŏng T'an'gwang Line, or Ch'ŏnsŏng Colliery Line is an electrified standard-gauge freight-only secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Sinch'ang on the P'yŏngra Line to Ch'ŏnsŏng.[1]

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