Kocham Tangwang Line

Koch'am T'an'gwang Line
Overview
Other name(s)	Koch'am Colliery Line
Native name	고참탄광선(古站炭鑛線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Chosen Government Railway (1937–1945) Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Locale	North Hamgyŏng
Termini	Myŏngch'ŏn Sinmyŏngch'ŏn
Stations	2
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Freight rail
History
Opened	~1937
Technical
Line length	4.3 km (2.7 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3000 V DC Catenary
Route map P'yŏngra Line Koch'am Colliery Line 0.0 Myŏngch'ŏn (bridge appx 140 m (460 ft)) 1.0 Myŏngch'ŏn Coal Complex 4.3 Sinmyŏngch'ŏn

Kocham Tangwang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	고참탄광선
Hancha	古站炭鑛線
Revised Romanization	Gochamtangwangseon
McCune–Reischauer	Koch'amt'an'gwangsŏn

The Koch'am T'an'gwang Line, or Koch'am Colliery Line, is an electrified 4.3 km (2.7 mi) long freight-only railway line of the Korean State Railway in North Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea, from Myŏngch'ŏn on the P'yŏngra Line to Sinmyŏngch'ŏn and the Myŏngch'ŏn Coal Complex.[1]

History

The line was originally opened around 1937 by the Chosen Government Railway.

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	Myŏngch'ŏn	명천 (明川)	Koch'am	고참 (古站)	P'yŏngra Line
4.3	4.3	Sinmyŏngch'ŏn	신명천 (新明天)

References

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