Tukchang Line

Tŭkchang Line
Overview
Native name득장선 (得將線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleSouth P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations5
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
History
Opened1961
Technical
Line length17.7 km (11.0 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Catenary
Route map

Okch'ŏn
0.0
Pukch'ang
3.4
Yangch'on
Pukch'ang Power Complex
(tunnel appx 585 m (1,919 ft))
10.3
Ryongsan
coal mine
15.0
Tŭkchang
coal mine
17.7
Sŏksan
coal mine
Tukchang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
득장선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationDeukjang-seon
McCune–ReischauerTŭkchang-sŏn

The Tŭkchang Line is an electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Pukch'ang on the P'yŏngdŏk Line to Sŏksan.[1]

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