Kangdok Line

Kangdŏk Line
Overview
Native name강덕선(康德線)
StatusOperational
OwnerChosen Government Railway (1941–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleCh'ŏngjin-si, North Hamgyŏng
Termini
Stations4
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
History
Opened1 December 1941
Technical
Line length15.2 km (9.4 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Overhead line
Route map

Kangdŏk Line
Ch'ŏngjin East Harbour
Kŭmbawi
Ch'ŏngjinhang
Panjuk
Ch'ŏngjin Ch'ŏngnyŏn
15.2
Susŏng
7.3
Kŭndong
Engine depot
5.5
Ch'ŏngjin Choch'ajang
Sunam
Ch'ŏngjin Shipyard
Ch'umok-tong
Ch'ŏngjin Chemical Fibre Complex
aluminium works; Sea of Japan
Ch'ŏngjin West Harbour
Songp'yŏng
Ch'ŏngjin Thermal Power Station
1.3
0.0
Kangdŏk
0.0
Namgangdŏk
Kangdok Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
강덕선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationGangdeok-seon
McCune–ReischauerKangdŏk-sŏn

The Kangdŏk Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the North Korean State Railway running from Namgangdŏk on the P'yŏngra Line to Susŏng on the Hambuk Line.[1]

Ch'ŏngjin Choch'ajang, Ch'ŏngjin's large marshalling yard, is located on this line.[1]

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