Tukchang Line

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Native name득장선 (得將線)
StatusOperational
Tŭkchang Line
Overview
Native name득장선 (得將線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleSouth P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations5
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
History
Opened1961
Technical
Line length17.7 km (11.0 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Catenary
Route map

Okch'ŏn
0.0
Pukch'ang
3.4
Yangch'on
Pukch'ang Power Complex
(tunnel appx 585 m (1,919 ft))
10.3
Ryongsan
coal mine
15.0
Tŭkchang
coal mine
17.7
Sŏksan
coal mine
Tukchang Line
Hangul
득장선
Hanja
得將線
RRDeukjangseon
MRTŭkchangsŏn

The Tŭkchang Line is an electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Pukch'ang on the P'yŏngdŏk Line to Sŏksan.[1]

The line was opened in 1961 to assist with the construction of the Pukch'ang Thermal Power Complex which began in that year.[2]

Services

Route

References

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