Pongchon Tangwang Line

Pongch'ŏn Colliery Line
Overview
Other name(s)Pongch'ŏn T'an'gwang Line
Native name봉천탄광선 (鳳泉炭鑛線)
StatusOperational
OwnerChosen Government Railway (1933–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleKaech'ŏn-si, South P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations2
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
History
Opened15 October 1933
Technical
Line length2.0 km (1.2 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

Pongch'ŏn Colliery Line
0.0
Pongch'ŏn
(bridge appx 35 m (115 ft))
2.0
Pongch'ŏn T'an'gwang coal mine
Pongchon Tangwang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
봉천탄광선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationBongcheontan'gwang-seon
McCune–ReischauerPongch'ŏnt'an'gwang-sŏn

The Pongch'ŏn Colliery Line is a non-electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in Kaech'ŏn city, South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Pongch'ŏn on the Manp'o Line to Pongch'ŏn Colliery, serving a major anthracite mine.[1]

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