Mandok Line

Railway line in North Korea


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::summary Railway line in North Korea ::

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FieldValue
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nameMandŏk Line
native_name만덕선(滿德線)
native_name_langko
typeHeavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
statusOperational
localeHŏch'ŏn-gun,
South Hamgyŏng
startHŏch'ŏn
endMandŏk
stations3
open1939
ownerTanp'ung Railway (1939–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
linelength_km10.3
tracksSingle track
gauge
electrification3000 V DC Overhead line
map[[Image:DPRK-Mandok Line.png
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Mandŏk |hangul=^만덕선 |hanja=滿德線

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.

History

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

Services

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

Route

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

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Distance (km)Station NameFormer NameTotalS2STranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)TranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)Connections
0.00.0Hŏch'ŏn허천 (虛川)Kosŏng고성 (古城)Hŏch'ŏn Line
6.66.6Pudong부동 (釜洞)
10.33.7Mandŏk만덕 (滿德)
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References

References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), {{ISBN. 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 3788, 4 September 1939

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