Tokhyon Line

The Tŏkhyŏn Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from South Sinŭiju on the P'yŏngŭi Line to Tŏkhyŏn.[1]

Tŏkhyŏn Line
Overview
Native name	덕현선(德峴線)
Type	Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail Regional rail
Status	Operational
Locale	North P'yŏngan
Termini	South Sinŭiju Tŏkhyŏn
Stations	6
Operation
Opened	April 1971
Owner	Korean State Railway
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length	37.3 km (23.2 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius	300 m (980 ft)
Maximum incline	12‰
Route map P'yŏngŭi Line Paengma Line 0.0 South Sinŭiju P'yŏngŭi Line (bridge appx 45 m (148 ft)) 6.1 Chŏngmulli Omok River (bridge appx 40 m (130 ft)) (bridge appx 50 m (160 ft)) Ŭiju Airfield 17.2 Ŭiju (bridge appx 85 m (279 ft)) 29.3 Sujin Yalu River incomplete construction (bridge appx 75 m (246 ft)) iron ore mine iron ore mine 34.2 Chŏnggwang Sujinch'ŏn 37.3 Tŏkhyŏn (bridge appx 70 m (230 ft)) iron ore mine

Tokhyon Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	덕현선
Hancha	徳峴線
Revised Romanization	Deokhyeonseon
McCune–Reischauer	Tŏkhyŏnsŏn

The ruling grade on the line is 12‰ and the minimum curve radius is 300 m (980 ft). There are 13 bridges with a total length of 373 m (1,224 ft), and there are no tunnels.[2]

History

The Tŏkhyŏn Line was opened by the Korean State Railway in April 1971.[2]

Services

The primary function of the Tŏkhyŏn Line is to deliver iron ore from the mines around Tŏkhyŏn to the September Iron & Steel Complex (9월제철종합기업소) in Sinŭiju and the Hwanghae Iron & Steel Complex on the Songrim Line, thus the bulk of southbound freight is ore from the mines.[2]

Three pairs of commuter trains run on the line between Sinŭiju Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Tŏkhyŏn stations.[2]

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
0.0	0.0	South Sinŭiju (Namsinŭiju)	남신의주 (南新義州)			P'yŏngŭi Line, Paengma Line
6.1	6.1	Chŏngmulli	정문리 (正門里)
17.2	11.1	Ŭiju	의주 (義州)
29.3	12.1	Sujin	수진 (水鎮)
34.2	4.9	Chŏnggwang	정광 (精鉱)
37.3	3.1	Tŏkhyŏn	덕현 (徳峴)

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
2. North Korea Geographic Information: Transportation Geography - Tŏkhyŏn Line (in Korean)