Tokhyon Line

Tŏkhyŏn Line
Overview
Native name	덕현선(德峴線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Korean State Railway
Locale	North P'yŏngan
Termini	South Sinŭiju Tŏkhyŏn
Stations	6
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail Regional rail
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	April 1971
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 Legend 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

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]

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.

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