Namdong Line

The Namdong Line was a non-electrified secondary railway line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, from P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn on the P'yŏngnam Line to Namdong, where it connected to the (now closed) Namdong Branch of the Sŏhae Line.

Namdong Line
Overview
Native name남동선(南洞線)
StatusClosed
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleSouth P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations11
Service
TypeHeavy rail Passenger rail, Freight rail
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
History
Closed2000s?
Technical
Line length77.3 km (48.0 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
Ch'ŏngnam Line
 Sŏsi
Sŏhae Line
Ch'ŏngnam Line
Namdong Branch Line
77.3
 Namdong
Closed
(bridge appx 65 m (213 ft))
69.1
 Manp'ung
Closed
(bridge appx 250 m (820 ft))
61.2
 Yŏmjŏn
Closed
(bridge appx 55 m (180 ft))
(bridge appx 70 m (230 ft))
(bridge appx 180 m (590 ft))
55.4
 Taep'ung
Closed
Yellow Sea
(bridge appx 165 m (541 ft))
(bridge appx 125 m (410 ft))
43.9
 Hanch'ŏn
Closed
(bridge appx 180 m (590 ft))
38.1
 Sŏkta
Closed
(bridge appx 80 m (260 ft))
(bridge appx 40 m (130 ft))
30.1
 Raksaeng
Closed
(causeway appx 2,185 m (7,169 ft))
Yellow Sea
21.2
 Iap
Closed
(bridge appx 60 m (200 ft))
14.5
 P'ungjŏng
Closed
(bridge appx 110 m (360 ft))
8.4
 Ansŏk
Closed
KPAF Onch'ŏn air base
0.0
 P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn
P'yŏngnam Line
Namdong Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
남동선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationNamdong-seon
McCune–ReischauerNamdong-sŏn

The line was used to transport coal from the Sŏhae Line to the thermal power plant at Namp'o.

The line was closed sometime in the 2000s; the line was still depicted as active in the 2002 passenger timetable. The tracks, as well as some of the bridges, have since been removed, and in places the right of way is in use as roadway.

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