Toksong Line

Toksong Line
Overview
Other name(s)	Pukch'ŏng Line
Native name	덕성선 (德城線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Chosen Government Railway (1929–1945) Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Locale	South Hamgyong
Termini	Sinbukch'ŏng Sangri
Stations	12
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Regional rail
History
Opened	20 September 1929 (Sinbukch'ŏng–Pukch'ŏng) 10 October 1960 (Pukch'ŏng–Sangri)
Technical
Line length	51.7 km (32.1 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map P'yŏngra Line 0.0 Sinbukch'ŏng (bridge appx 65 m (213 ft)) 4.4 Ryangga (bridge appx 40 m (130 ft)) 9.4 Pukch'ŏng (bridge appx 40 m (130 ft)) (bridge appx 20 m (66 ft)) 14.4 Rahadae (tunnel appx 95 m (312 ft)) (bridge appx 45 m (148 ft)) 19.0 Tŏksŏng (bridge appx 45 m (148 ft)) 23.0 Chuŭidong 25.8 Yangsŭng (tunnel appx 95 m (312 ft)) (bridge appx 125 m (410 ft)) 30.2 Top'yŏng (bridge appx 100 m (330 ft)) 35.3 Samgi 43.2 Songjung 47.7 Sang'il (tunnel appx 100 m (330 ft)) (tunnel appx 45 m (148 ft)) mine 51.7 Sangri

Toksong Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	덕성선
Hancha	德城線
Revised Romanization	Deokseong-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Tŏksŏng-sŏn

The Tŏksŏng Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea, running from Sinbukch'ŏng on the P'yŏngra Line to Sangri.[1]

History

On 20 September 1929 the Chosen Government Railway opened the Pukch'ŏng Line from Sinbukch'ŏng to Pukch'ŏng. In the 1940s an extension of the railway had been planned, but the construction was stopped because of the defeat of Japan in the Pacific War. The planned extension, from Pukch'ŏng to Sangri, was completed by the Korean State Railway and opened on 6 October 1960,[2] and given its current name.[3]

Services

See also: List of passenger train services in North Korea

Two passenger trains are known to operate on this line:[4]

• Regional trains 261/262, operating between Hamhŭng and Samgi, run on this line between Sinbukch'ŏng and Samgi;
• Local trains 866/867 operate on the entirety of this line between Sinbukch'ŏng and Sangri.

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	Sinbukch'ŏng	신북청 (新北靑)			P'yŏngra Line
4.4	4.4	Ryangga	량가 (良家)
9.4	5.0	Pukch'ŏng	북청 (北靑)
14.4	5.0	Rahadae	라하대 (羅下坮)			Flag stop.
19.0	4.6	Tŏksŏng	덕성 (德城)
23.0	4.0	Chuŭidong	주의동 (主義洞)			Flag stop.
25.8	2.8	Yangsŭng	양승 (陽勝)			Flag stop.
30.2	4.4	Top'yŏng	도평 (島坪)
35.3	5.1	Samgi	삼기 (三岐)
43.2	7.9	Songjung	송중 (松中)
47.7	4.5	Sang'il	상일 (上一)			Flag stop.
51.7	4.0	Sangri	상리 (上里)

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p 88 ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
2. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p 76 ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
3. Choe, Un-sik, 한국의 전통 사회 운송 기구, ISBN 978-89-7300-728-8, pp. 114
4. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p. 125 ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6

• Ministry of Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在(The List of the Stations), p501