Songpyong Line
Railway line in North Korea
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| Songpyong Line | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 성평선 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | 城坪線 |
| Revised Romanization | Seongpyeong-seon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏngp'yŏng-sŏn |
The Sŏngp'yŏng Line was a non-electrified 11.5 km (7.1 mi) long railway line of the Korean State Railway in North Korea, connecting Kangalli on the Hambuk Line with Sŏngp'yŏng.[1]
History
The line was originally opened by the privately owned Tomun Railway as a branch of its Hoeryŏng−Tonggwanjin mainline,[2] subsequently becoming part of the Chosen Government Railway after the nationalisation of the Tomun Railway in 1929.[3] The line was dismantled sometime after the mid 1980s, but the exact date of closure is unknown.
Services
Until the 1980s, 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.
| Distance (km) | Station Name | Former Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | S2S | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Connections |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | Kangalli | 강안리 (江岸里) | Tonggwan | 동관 (東關) | Hambuk Line |
| Namju-dong | 남주동 (南州洞) | Closed. | ||||
| Sŏngp'yŏng | 성평 (城坪) | Closed. | ||||
References
- ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p. 93 ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
- ^ Japanese Government Railways (1937). 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在 [The List of Stations as of 1 October 1937] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Kawaguchi Printing Company. p. 506.
- ^ 朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 669, 28 March 1929 (in Japanese)
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