Tongpo Line

Railway line in North Korea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Tongp'o Line was a non-electrified 15.6 km (9.7 mi) long railway line of the Korean State Railway in North Korea, connecting Chongsŏng on the Hambuk Line with Tongp'o.[1]

Native name동포선 (東浦線)
StatusClosed
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Tongp'o Line
Overview
Native name동포선 (東浦線)
StatusClosed
Owner
LocaleNorth Hamgyŏng
Termini
Stations2
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
Regional rail
History
Opened1 November 1924
Closed?
Technical
Line length15.6 km (9.7 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

Tongp'o Line
0.0
Chongsŏng
Changsaeng-ri
15.6
Tongp'o mine
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Hangul
동포선
Hanja
東浦線
RRDongposeon
MRTongp'osŏn
Quick facts Hangul, Hanja ...
Tongpo Line
Hangul
동포선
Hanja
東浦線
RRDongposeon
MRTongp'osŏn
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History

It was originally opened by the Tomun Railway together with the SangsambongChongsŏng section of the West Tomun Line on 1 November 1924.[2] It was subsequently nationalised by the Chosen Government Railway in 1929, and from 1934 to 1945 it was managed by the South Manchuria Railway.[3] Finally, after the partition of Korea it became part of the Korean State Railway.[1] The date of closure is not known.

Services

Coal was shipped from mines on this line to the Kim Chaek Iron & Steel Complex at Kimchaek and the Ch'ŏngjin Steel Works in Ch'ŏngjin, with the order of collection from each line arranged in the order of the total weight of the outbound cars.[4]

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 Chongsŏng 종성 (鍾城) Hambuk Line
15.6 15.6 Tongp'o 동포 (東浦) Closed.
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