Mandok Line

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.[1]

Mandŏk Line
Overview
Native name만덕선(満徳線)
StatusOperational
OwnerTanp'ung Railway (1939–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleHŏch'ŏn-gun,
South Hamgyŏng
Termini
  • Hŏch'ŏn
  • Mandŏk
Stations3
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
History
Opened1939
Technical
Line length10.3 km (6.4 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Overhead line
Route map
0.0
 Hŏch'ŏn
Hŏch'ŏn Line
(bridge appx 75 m (246 ft))
(bridge appx 45 m (148 ft))
(bridge appx 80 m (260 ft))
(tunnel appx 95 m (312 ft))
(bridge appx 110 m (360 ft))
(bridge appx 155 m (509 ft))
(bridge appx 85 m (279 ft))
6.6
 Pudong
(tunnel appx 190 m (620 ft))
(bridge appx 120 m (390 ft))
(bridge appx 55 m (180 ft))
(bridge appx 60 m (200 ft))
(bridge appx 45 m (148 ft))
(bridge appx 35 m (115 ft))
10.3
 Mandŏk
Mandok Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
만덕선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationMandeokseon
McCune–ReischauerMandŏksŏn

History

This line was opened by the privately owned Tanp'ung Railway as a branch of its Tanchon−Honggun mainline opened on 26 August 1939.[2]

Services
See also: List of passenger train services in North Korea

A pair of local passenger trains 931/932 are known to operate on this line between Hŏch'ŏn and Mandŏk.[1]

Route

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

Distance (km)Station NameFormer Name
TotalS2STranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)TranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)Connections
0.0 0.0 Hŏch'ŏn 허천 (虚川) Kosŏng 고성 (古城) Hŏch'ŏn Line
6.6 6.6 Pudong 부동 (釜洞)
10.3 3.7 Mandŏk 만덕 (満徳)

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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