Ryongam Line Explained

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Ryong'am Line
Other Name:Yongdŭng Line
Native Name:룡암선 (龍岩線)
Native Name Lang:ko
Type:Heavy rail, Freight rail
Status:Operational
Locale:Kujang-gun, North P'yŏngan
Start:Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn
End:Ryong'am
Stations:2
Open:1 April 1934
Owner:Chosen Government Railway (1934–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Linelength Km:6.4
Tracks:Single track
Electrification:3000 V DC Catenary
Context:north
Hangul:룡암선
Mr:Ryong'am-sŏn
Rr:Yong'am-seon

The Ryong'am Line is an electrified freight-only railway line of the Korean State Railway in Kujang County, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Kujang at the junction of the Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn, Manp'o, and P'yŏngdŏk Lines, to Ryong'am.[1]

History

Originally named Yongdŭng Line, this line was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 April 1934. Tongryonggul Station, 2.6km (01.6miles) from Kujang, was closed on 15 June 1944.[2] Given its current name some time after 1950, the line was electrified by 1980.

Route

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
0.00.0Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn구장청년 (球場靑年)Kujang구장 (球場)Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line,
Manp'o Line,
P'yŏngdŏk Line
2.62.6Tongryonggul동룡굴 (蝀龍窟)
6.43.8Ryong'am룡암 (龍岩)Yongdŭng용등 (龍登)Ryongdŭng Colliery

References

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō)
  2. 朝鮮総督府官報告示 (Bulletin of the Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 885, 10 June 1944