Tokhyon Line

Tŏkhyŏn Line
Overview
Native name덕현선(德峴線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleNorth P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations6
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
History
OpenedApril 1971
Technical
Line length37.3 km (23.2 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius300 m (980 ft)
Maximum incline12‰
Route map

0.0
South Sinŭiju
(bridge appx 45 m (148 ft))
6.1
Chŏngmulli
(bridge appx 40 m (130 ft))
(bridge appx 50 m (160 ft))
17.2
Ŭiju
(bridge appx 85 m (279 ft))
29.3
Sujin
incomplete construction
(bridge appx 75 m (246 ft))
iron ore mine
iron ore mine
34.2
Chŏnggwang
37.3
Tŏkhyŏn
(bridge appx 70 m (230 ft))
iron ore mine
Tokhyon Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
덕현선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationDeokhyeonseon
McCune–ReischauerTŏkhyŏnsŏn

The Tŏkhyŏn Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from South Sinŭiju on the P'yŏngŭi Line to Tŏkhyŏn.[1]

The ruling grade on the line is 12‰ and the minimum curve radius is 300 m (980 ft). There are 13 bridges with a total length of 373 m (1,224 ft), and there are no tunnels.[2]

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ North Korea Geographic Information: Transportation Geography - Tŏkhyŏn Line (in Korean)