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Ryonggang Line

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Ryonggang Line
Overview
Native name룡강선(龍岡線)
StatusOperational
OwnerChosen Government Railway (1937–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleNamp'o-t'ŭkpyŏlsi, South P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations5
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
History
Opened<1937
Technical
Line length18.3 km (11.4 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

18.3
Mayŏng
mine
(bridge appx 25 m (82 ft))
(bridge appx 15 m (49 ft))
(bridge appx 20 m (66 ft))
14.6
Ryongwŏl
(bridge appx 25 m (82 ft))
10.8
Husan
(bridge appx 20 m (66 ft))
(bridge appx 25 m (82 ft))
(bridge appx 30 m (98 ft))
0.9
5.5
Ryongho
(bridge appx 40 m (130 ft))
(bridge appx 25 m (82 ft))
18.3
Ryonggang
(bridge appx 40 m (130 ft))
P'yŏngnam Line to P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngnam Line to Namp'o
Ryonggang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
룡강선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationRyonggang-seon
McCune–ReischauerRyonggang-sŏn

The Ryonggang Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway located entirely within Namp'o Special City, South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Ryonggang on the P'yŏngnam Line to Mayŏng.[1] The line connects to the Husan Line to Yangmak at Husan.[1]

History

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The Ryonggang Line was originally opened as the Yonggang Line by the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu) prior to 1937.[2]

Services

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Freight

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Most freight on the line is outbound from a mine at Mayŏng and a granite quarry on the Husan Line.

Passenger

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A local train, 734, operates on the entirety of this line from Mayŏng to Ryonggang, continuing on to Kangsŏ on the P'yŏngnam Line, with a scheduled travel time of two hours fifteen minutes according to the 2002 timetable; the return trip is train number 733, taking two hours to make the trip.[1]

Route

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A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.

Distance (km) Station Name Former Name
Total S2S Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Connections
0.0 0.0 Ryonggang 룡강 (龍岡) Chinjidong 진지동 (眞池洞) P'yŏngnam Line
5.5 5.5 Ryongho 룡호 (龍湖)
10.8 5.3 Husan 후산 (後山) Husan Line
14.6 3.8 Ryongwŏl 령월 (龍月)
18.3 3.7 Mayŏng 마영 (麻永)

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ Japanese Government Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在(The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937), Kawaguchi Printing Company, Tokyo, p. 486