Namdong Line Explained

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Namdong Line
Native Name:남동선(南洞線)
Native Name Lang:ko
Type:Heavy rail Passenger rail, Freight rail
Status:Closed
Locale:South P'yŏngan
Start:P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn
End:Namdong
Stations:11
Close:2000s?
Owner:Korean State Railway
Operator:Korean State Railway
Linelength Km:77.3
Tracks:Single track
Context:north
Hangul:남동선
Mr:Namdong-sŏn
Rr:Namdong-seon

The Namdong Line was a non-electrified secondary railway line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, from P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn on the P'yŏngnam Line to Namdong, where it connected to the (now closed) Namdong Branch of the Sŏhae Line.[1]

The line was used to transport coal from the Sŏhae Line to the thermal power plant at Namp'o.[2]

The line was closed sometime in the 2000s; the line was still depicted as active in the 2002 passenger timetable.[3] The tracks, as well as some of the bridges, have since been removed, and in places the right of way is in use as a roadway.

Route

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

Distance (km) Station Name Former Name
Total S2S Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Connections
(former)
0.00.0P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn평남온천 (平南溫泉)Yonggang Onch'ŏn용강온천 (龍岡溫泉)P'yŏngnam Line
8.48.4Ansŏk안석 (安石)Closed
14.56.1P'ungjŏng풍정 (豊井)Closed
21.26.7Iap이압 (二鴨)Closed
30.18.9Raksaeng락생 (樂生)Closed
38.18.0Sŏkta석다 (石多)Closed
43.95.8Hanch'ŏn한천 (漢川)Closed
55.411.5Taep'ung대풍 (大豊)Closed
61.25.8Yŏmjŏn염전 (鹽田)Closed
69.17.9Manp'ung만풍 (萬豊)Closed
77.38.2Namdong남동 (南洞)Closed
(Namdong Branch Line)

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō)
  2. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p. 86
  3. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p. 127