Toksong Line

Toksong Line
Overview
Other name(s)Pukch'ŏng Line
Native name덕성선 (德城線)
StatusOperational
OwnerChosen Government Railway (1929–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleSouth Hamgyong
Termini
  • Sinbukch'ŏng
  • Sangri
Stations12
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Regional rail
History
Opened20 September 1929 (Sinbukch'ŏng–Pukch'ŏng)
10 October 1960 (Pukch'ŏng–Sangri)
Technical
Line length51.7 km (32.1 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map

Legend
P'yŏngra Line
0.0
 Sinbukch'ŏng
(bridge appx 65 m (213 ft))
4.4
 Ryangga
(bridge appx 40 m (130 ft))
9.4
 Pukch'ŏng
(bridge appx 40 m (130 ft))
(bridge appx 20 m (66 ft))
14.4
 Rahadae
(tunnel appx 95 m (312 ft))
(bridge appx 45 m (148 ft))
19.0
 Tŏksŏng
(bridge appx 45 m (148 ft))
23.0
 Chuŭidong
25.8
 Yangsŭng
(tunnel appx 95 m (312 ft))
(bridge appx 125 m (410 ft))
30.2
 Top'yŏng
(bridge appx 100 m (330 ft))
35.3
 Samgi
43.2
 Songjung
47.7
 Sang'il
(tunnel appx 100 m (330 ft))
(tunnel appx 45 m (148 ft))
mine
51.7
 Sangri
Toksong Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
덕성선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationDeokseong-seon
McCune–ReischauerTŏksŏng-sŏn

The Tŏksŏng Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea, running from Sinbukch'ŏng on the P'yŏngra Line to Sangri.[1]

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p 88 ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6