Box Width: | auto |
Myŏngdang Line | |
Native Name: | 명당선 (明堂線) |
Native Name Lang: | ko |
Type: | Heavy rail, Freight rail |
Status: | Operational |
Locale: | P'yŏngyang-tŭkp'yŏlsi |
Start: | Ch'ŏngryong |
End: | Myŏngdang |
Stations: | 4 |
Open: | 1 November 1925 |
Owner: | Chosen Government Railway (1925–1945) Korean State Railway (since 1945) |
Linelength Km: | 19.2 |
Tracks: | Single track |
Electrification: | 3000 V DC Catenary |
Context: | north |
Hangul: | 명당선 |
Mr: | Myŏngdang-sŏn |
Rr: | Myeongdang-seon |
The Myŏngdang Line is an electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in P'yŏngyang and in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea, running from Ch'ŏngryong on the P'yŏngdŏk Line to Myŏngdang.[1]
The Myŏngdang Line, together with Ch'ŏngryong Station, were opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 November 1925.[2]
See also: List of passenger train services in North Korea.
In addition to freight trains serving the Sangwŏn Cement Complex and its refractories plant at Myŏngdang, there are also two pairs of local passenger trains, 702/703 and 704/705, that operate between East P'yŏngyang on the P'yŏngdŏk Line and Myŏngdang.[1]
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 | Ch'ŏngryong | 청룡 (靑龍) | P'yŏngdŏk Line | |||
6.2 | 6.2 | Rihyŏn | 리현 (梨峴) | ||||
11.0 | 4.8 | Taewŏn | 대원 (大園) | ||||
19.2 | 8.2 | Myŏngdang | 명당 (明堂) | ||||
Sangwŏn | 상원 (祥原) |