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Koch'am T'an'gwang Line | |
Other Name: | Koch'am Colliery Line |
Native Name: | 고참탄광선(古站炭鑛線) |
Native Name Lang: | ko |
Type: | Heavy rail, Freight rail |
Status: | Operational |
Locale: | North Hamgyŏng |
Start: | Myŏngch'ŏn |
End: | Sinmyŏngch'ŏn |
Stations: | 2 |
Open: | ~1937 |
Owner: | Chosen Government Railway (1937–1945) Korean State Railway (since 1945) |
Linelength Km: | 4.3 |
Tracks: | Single track |
Electrification: | 3000 V DC Catenary |
Context: | north |
Hangul: | 고참탄광선 |
Hanja: | 古站炭鑛線 |
Mr: | Koch'amt'an'gwangsŏn |
Rr: | Gochamtangwangseon |
The Koch'am T'an'gwang Line, or Koch'am Colliery Line, is an electrified 4.3km (02.7miles) long freight-only railway line of the Korean State Railway in North Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea, from Myŏngch'ŏn on the P'yŏngra Line to Sinmyŏngch'ŏn and the Myŏngch'ŏn Coal Complex.[1]
The line was originally opened around 1937 by the Chosen Government Railway.
A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.
Distance (km) | Station Name | Former Name | |||||
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Total | S2S | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Connections | |
0.0 | 0.0 | Myŏngch'ŏn | 명천 (明川) | Koch'am | 고참 (古站) | P'yŏngra Line | |
4.3 | 4.3 | Sinmyŏngch'ŏn | 신명천 (新明天) |