Mandok Line

Railway line in North Korea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Mandŏk Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in Hŏch'ŏn County, South Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea running from Hŏch'ŏn on the Hŏch'ŏn Line to Mandŏk.[1]

Native name만덕선(滿德線)
StatusOperational
OwnerTanp'ung Railway (1939–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Quick facts Mandŏk Line, Overview ...
Mandŏk Line
Overview
Native name만덕선(滿德線)
StatusOperational
OwnerTanp'ung Railway (1939–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleHŏch'ŏn-gun,
South Hamgyŏng
Termini
  • Hŏch'ŏn
  • Mandŏk
Stations3
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
History
Opened1939
Technical
Line length10.3 km (6.4 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Overhead line
Route map

0.0
Hŏch'ŏn
(bridge appx 75 m (246 ft))
(bridge appx 45 m (148 ft))
(bridge appx 80 m (260 ft))
(tunnel appx 95 m (312 ft))
(bridge appx 110 m (360 ft))
(bridge appx 155 m (509 ft))
(bridge appx 85 m (279 ft))
6.6
Pudong
(tunnel appx 190 m (620 ft))
(bridge appx 120 m (390 ft))
(bridge appx 55 m (180 ft))
(bridge appx 60 m (200 ft))
(bridge appx 45 m (148 ft))
(bridge appx 35 m (115 ft))
10.3
Mandŏk
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Hangul
만덕선
Hanja
滿德線
RRMandeokseon
MRMandŏksŏn
Quick facts Hangul, Hanja ...
Mandok Line
Hangul
만덕선
Hanja
滿德線
RRMandeokseon
MRMandŏksŏn
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History

This line was opened by the privately owned Tanp'ung Railway as a branch of its TanchonHonggun mainline opened on 26 August 1939.[2]

Services

A pair of local passenger trains 931/932 are known to operate on this line between Hŏch'ŏn and Mandŏk.[1]

Route

A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.

More information Distance (km), Station Name ...
Distance (km)Station NameFormer Name
TotalS2STranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)TranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)Connections
0.0 0.0 Hŏch'ŏn 허천 (虛川) Kosŏng 고성 (古城) Hŏch'ŏn Line
6.6 6.6 Pudong 부동 (釜洞)
10.3 3.7 Mandŏk 만덕 (滿德)
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