The Ryongam Line is an electrified freight-only railway line of the Korean State Railway in Kujang County, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Kujang at the junction of the Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn, Manp'o, and P'yŏngdŏk Lines, to Ryongam.[1]

Ryongam Line
Overview
Other name(s)Yongdŭng Line
Native name룡암선 (龍岩線)
StatusOperational
OwnerChosen Government Railway (1934–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleKujang-gun, North P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations2
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
History
Opened1 April 1934
Technical
Line length6.4 km (4.0 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Catenary
Route map

Ryongam Line
northern curve under construction
0.0
Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn
underground facility
Kujang Cement Factory
2.6
Tongryonggul
7.4
Ryongam
Ryongdŭng Colliery
Ryongam Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
룡암선
Hancha
龍岩線
Revised RomanizationRyongamseon
McCune–ReischauerRyongamsŏn

History

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Originally named Yongdŭng Line, this line was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 April 1934. Tongryonggul Station, 2.6 km (1.6 mi) from Kujang, was closed on 15 June 1944.[2] Given its current name some time after 1950, the line was electrified by 1980.

Route

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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 Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn 구장청년 (球場靑年) Kujang 구장 (球場) Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line,
Manp'o Line,
P'yŏngdŏk Line
2.6 2.6 Tongryonggul 동룡굴 (蝀龍窟)
6.4 3.8 Ryongam 룡암 (龍岩) Yongdŭng 용등 (龍登) Ryongdŭng Colliery

References

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  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ 朝鮮総督府官報告示 (Bulletin of the Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 885, 10 June 1944
  • Japanese Government Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在(The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937), Kawaguchi Printing Company, Tokyo, p 498