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.[1]

Namdong Line
Overview
Native name	남동선(南洞線)
Type	Heavy rail Passenger rail, Freight rail
Status	Closed
Locale	South P'yŏngan
Termini	P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn Namdong
Stations	11
Operation
Closed	2000s?
Owner	Korean State Railway
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length	77.3 km (48.0 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 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 West Sea of Korea (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)) West Sea of Korea 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	南洞線
Revised Romanization	Namdong-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Namdong-sŏn

The line was used to transport coal from the Sŏhae Line to the thermal power plant at Namp'o.[2]

The line was closed sometime in the 2000s; the line was still depicted as active in the 2002 passenger timetable.[3] 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.

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 (former)
0.0	0.0	P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn	평남온천 (平南溫泉)	Yonggang Onch'ŏn	용강온천 (龍岡溫泉)	P'yŏngnam Line
8.4	8.4	Ansŏk	안석 (安石)			Closed
14.5	6.1	P'ungjŏng	풍정 (豊井)			Closed
21.2	6.7	Iap	이압 (二鴨)			Closed
30.1	8.9	Raksaeng	락생 (樂生)			Closed
38.1	8.0	Sŏkta	석다 (石多)			Closed
43.9	5.8	Hanch'ŏn	한천 (漢川)			Closed
55.4	11.5	Taep'ung	대풍 (大豊)			Closed
61.2	5.8	Yŏmjŏn	염전 (鹽田)			Closed
69.1	7.9	Manp'ung	만풍 (萬豊)			Closed
77.3	8.2	Namdong	남동 (南洞)			Closed (Namdong Branch Line)

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
2. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p. 86 ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
3. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p. 127 ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6