Chiktong Tangwang Line

Chiktong Colliery Line
Overview
Other name(s)	Chiktong T'an'gwang Line
Native name	직동탄광선 (直洞炭鑛線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Korean State Railway
Locale	South P'yŏngan
Termini	Taegŏn Chiktong Colliery
Stations	4
Service
Type	Heavy rail, freight rail
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length	8.5 km (5.3 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3000 V DC Overhead line
Route map Ŭnsan Line Chiktong Colliery Line Taegŏn Line Mohak Line 0.0 Taegŏn 4.7 Pusalli Pusan Aluminium Factory Pusan Aluminium Factory Pusan Aluminium Factory 6.6 Puhŭng Pusan Aluminium Factory mining railway bauxite mine 8.5 Chiktong T'an'gwang 8.2 Colliery

Chiktong Tangwang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	직동탄광선
Hancha	直洞炭鑛線
Revised Romanization	Jikdongdan-gwang-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Chiktongt'an'gwang-sŏn

The Chiktong T'an'gwang Line, or Chiktong Colliery Line, is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Taegŏn Station at the junction of the Taegŏn and Ŭnsan lines to Chiktong T'an'gwang.[1] The line serves the Pusan Aluminium Factory at Pusalli, as well as the large 8 February Chiktong Ch'ŏngnyŏn Colliery at Chiktong T'an'gwang.

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
0.0	0.0	Taegŏn	대건 (戴建)			Taegŏn Line, Ŭnsan Line
4.7	4.7	Pusalli	부산리 (富山里)
6.6	1.9	Puhŭng	부흥 (富興)
8.5	1.9	Chiktong T'an'gwang	직동탄광 (直洞炭鑛)	Chiktong	직동 (直洞)

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6