Myongdang Line

Myŏngdang Line
Overview
Native name명당선 (明堂線)
StatusOperational
OwnerChosen Government Railway (1925–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleP'yŏngyang-tŭkp'yŏlsi;
North Hwanghae
Termini
Stations4
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
History
Opened1 November 1925
Technical
Line length19.2 km (11.9 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Catenary
Route map

Myŏngdang Line
0.0
Ch'ŏngryong
6.2
Rihyŏn
11.0
Taewŏn
P'yŏngyang Pork Factory
(bridge appx 220 m (720 ft))
(bridge appx 275 m (902 ft))
Sangwŏn Cement Complex Refractories Plant
19.2
Myŏngdang
(bridge appx 205 m (673 ft))
Sangwŏn Cement Complex
Myongdang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
명당선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationMyeongdang-seon
McCune–ReischauerMyŏngdang-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]

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