Taean Line

Taean Line
Overview
Native name대안선 (大安線)
StatusOperational
OwnerChosen Government Railway (before 1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleNamp'o-t'ŭkpyŏlsi
Termini
Stations3
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length11.7 km (7.3 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Overhead line
Route map

0.0
Kangsŏ
(bridge appx 20 m (66 ft))
(bridge appx 45 m (148 ft))
(tunnel appx 405 m (1,329 ft))
9.7
P'yŏngnam Taean
11.7
Taean Hwamul
Taean Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
대안선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationDaean-seon
McCune–ReischauerTaean-sŏn

The Taean Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in Namp'o-t'ŭkpyŏlsi, North Korea, running from Kangsŏ in Kangsŏ-guyŏk on the P'yŏngnam Line to Taean Freight Station in Taean-guyŏk.[1]

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