Ryongmun Tangwang Line Explained

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Ryongmun Colliery Line
Other Name:Ryongmun T'an'gwang Line
Native Name:룡문탄광선 (龍門炭鑛線)
Native Name Lang:ko
Type:Heavy rail, Regional rail, Freight rail
Status:Operational
Locale:Kujang-gun, North P'yŏngan
Start:Ŏryong
End:Ryongmun Colliery
Stations:2
Open:1 September 1941
Owner:Chosen Government Railway (1941–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Linelength Km:7.1
Tracks:Single track
Electrification:3000 V DC Catenary
Context:north
Hangul:룡문탄광선
Mr:Ryongmunt'an'gwang-sŏn

The Ryongmun T'an'gwang Line, or Ryongmun Colliery Line is an electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in Kujang County, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Ŏryong on the Manp'o Line to Ryongmun Colliery.[1]

History

Ŏryong Station on the Manp'o Line was opened on 1 May 1941,[2] when the construction of a new line to the coal mines at Ryongmun began; the line, named the Ryongmun Colliery Line, was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 September 1941.[3]

Electrification of the line was completed by 1980.[4]

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
0.00.0Ŏryong어룡 (魚龍)Manp'o Line
7.17.1Ryongmun T'an'gwang룡문탄광 (龍門炭鑛)

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō)
  2. 朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 4269, 18 April 1941 (in Japanese)
  3. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 4378, 26 August 1941
  4. Web site: 만포선.