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Hoeryong Tangwang Line
Railway line in North Korea
Railway line in North Korea
| Field | Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| box_width | auto | ||||
| name | Hoeryŏng Colliery Line | ||||
| native_name | 회령탄광선(會寧炭鑛線) | ||||
| native_name_lang | ko | ||||
| image | File:巡道工出品 photo by Xundaogong——会宁市区和会宁火车站 Hoeryŏng-si and Hoeryŏng railway station - panoramio.jpg | ||||
| image_width | 360px | ||||
| caption | Hoeryŏng Ch'ŏngnyŏn Station | ||||
| type | Heavy rail, Freight rail | ||||
| status | Operational | ||||
| locale | Hoeryŏng-si, North Hamgyŏng | ||||
| start | Hoeryŏng Ch'ŏngnyŏn | ||||
| end | Yusŏn | ||||
| stations | 2 (formerly 5) | ||||
| open | 11 August 1928 | ||||
| owner | Tomun Railway (1928–1929) | ||||
| Chosen Government Railway (1929–1933) | |||||
| South Manchuria Railway (1933–1940) | |||||
| Chosen Government Railway (1940–1945) | |||||
| Korean State Railway (since 1945) | |||||
| linelength_km | 10.6 | ||||
| tracks | Single track | ||||
| gauge | |||||
| map | [[Image:DPRK-Hoeryong Tangwang Line.png | 300px]] | |||
| inline | 1 | ||||
| WABZgl\WASSERq\hKRZWae\WASSERq\WASSERq\RP1oW\WASSERq\WASSERq\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert | 440 | m | ft | abbr | on}}) |
| WABZgl\WASSERq\hKRZWae\WABZq+l\WASSERq\RP1oW\WASSERq\WASSERq\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert | 40 | m | ft | abbr | on}}) |
| WABZgl\WASSERq\hKRZWae\WASSERr\RP1+l\RP1rf\\\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert | 40 | m | ft | abbr | on}}) |
| WASSERr!~WASSERl\WASSERq\WASSERq\hKRZWae\RP1oW\WASSERq\WASSERq\WASSERq\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert | 210 | m | ft | abbr | on}}) |
Chosen Government Railway (1929–1933)
South Manchuria Railway (1933–1940)
Chosen Government Railway (1940–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
\\\\uSTRq~~ ~~ Hambuk Line
\\\\STRq ~~ ~~Hoeryŏng Colliery Line
WCONTg\uCONTg@G!lELC\WASSER+l\RP1oW\WASSERq\WASSERq\WASSERq\WASSERq~ ~~ Tumen River
WABZgl\uhKRZWae\WASSERr\RP1l!~BUILDING\RP1q\RP1s!~RP1q\RP1q\RP1q\RP1q ~~ to Rajin
WASSER\uSTRl-\uSHI1+lq!~STR+l\uSTRq!~KBHFeq\uSTRq\RP1!~uBUEq\uSTRq!Hoeryŏng Ch'ŏngnyŏn
WABZgl\WASSERq\hKRZWae\WASSERq\WASSERq\RP1oW\WASSERq\WASSERq~~ ~~ lELC\uCONTfq~0.0(bridge appx 440 m)
WASSER\eHST!~exSTRc2\exKBST3\RP1\\exWORKS5.3Yŏngsu Closed
WASSER\eABZg+1!~STR2\exSTRc4!~STRc3\vKDSTa\RP1!~BUILDING\\WORKS ~~Tokhŭng-ri (Hoeryŏng Tobacco Factory)
WASSER\STR!STRc1\STRl+4\SPLer\RP1\ ~~ ~~(bridge appx 40 m)
WABZgl\WASSERq\hKRZWae\WASSERr\RP1+l\RP1rf\~~ ~~
WABZgl\WASSERq\hKRZWae\WABZq+l\WASSERq\RP1oW\WASSERq\WASSERq~(bridge appx 40 m)
WASSER\eHST\RP1\\9.2Pongŭi Closed
WASSER\STRl\STR+r\RP1\\
WASSERr!Yusŏn (coal mine)
\exKBSTe\\\\exWORKSWASSERl\WASSERq\WASSERq\hKRZWae\RP1oW\WASSERq\WASSERq\WASSERq~ ~~ (bridge appx 210 m)
RP1q\RP1q!~BUILDING\RP1q!~BUILDING\SKRZ-G1BUE\RP1wRP1\\
\exSTR+l\KHSTxaq\STRr!~lvBST@G-\RP1\\WORKS10.611.7Singyerim (coal mine)~~Closed
hangul=회령탄광선|
hanja=會|
mr=Hoeryŏngt'an'gwang-sŏn|
rr=Hoeryeongtangwang-seon|
The Hoeryŏng T'an'gwang Line (Hoeryŏng Colliery Line) is a non-electrified standard-gauge freight-only secondary line of the Korean State Railway in North Korea, running from Hoeryŏng Ch'ŏngnyŏn on the Hambuk Line to Yusŏn.
History
The Tomun Railway, which had completed its mainline from Hoeryŏng to Tonggwanjin on 1 November 1924, expanded its network in order to serve the collieries around Hoeryŏng by building a 10.6 km branchline from Hoeryŏng to Kyerim, which was opened for service on 11 August 1928.
Less than a year later, on 1 April 1929 the Tomun Railway was nationalised and absorbed by the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu). Sentetsu continued to operate the line, and then further expanded it with the addition of a 1.1 km extension to Singyerim; this extension was opened on 21 December 1932, but was subsequently closed.
The line has changed hands several times since its construction. Following the absorption of the Tomun Railway by Sentetsu in 1929, on 1 October 1933 the Hoeryŏng Colliery Line, along with the rest of Sentetsu's Tomun Line to Unggi, were transferred to the South Manchuria Railway (Mantetsu). Mantetsu took over the management, operation and maintenance of these lines, until finally on 1 July 1940 it was transferred back to Sentetsu.
Following the partition of Korea, all railways located in the Soviet zone of occupation, including the Hoeryŏng Colliery Line, were nationalised by the Provisional People’s Committee for North Korea on 10 August 1946, and following the establishment of North Korea, the Korean State Railway was created. At some point, the stations at Yŏngsu and Pongŭi were closed, and Kyerim station was renamed Yusŏn.
Services
Coal is shipped from mines on this line to the Kim Chaek Iron & Steel Complex at Kimchaek and the Ch'ŏngjin Steel Works in Ch'ŏngjin, with the order of collection from each line arranged in the order of the total weight of the outbound cars. This line also serves the Hoeryŏng Tobacco Factory located near the former station of Yŏngsu.
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 | Hoeryŏng Ch'ŏngnyŏn | 회령청년 (會寧靑年) | Hoeryŏng | 회령 (會寧) | Hambuk Line | |||
| 5.3 | 5.3 | Yŏngsu | 영수 (永綏) | Closed. | |||||
| 9.2 | 3.9 | Pongŭi | 봉의 (鳳儀) | Closed. | |||||
| 10.6 | 1.4 | Yusŏn | 유선 (遊仙) | Kyerim | 계림 (鷄林) | ||||
| 11.7 | 1.1 | Singyerim | 신계림 (新鷄林) | Closed. |
References
References
- Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p. 93, {{ISBN. 978-4-10-303731-6
- 朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 669, 28 March 1929 (in Japanese)
- 朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 472, 25 July 1928 (in Japanese)
- 朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 1782, 15 December 1932 (in Japanese)
- 朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa extra issue, 1 October 1933 (in Japanese)
- [http://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1940062900209104015&edtNo=2&printCount=1&publishDate=1940-06-29&officeId=00020&pageNo=4&printNo=6776&publishType=00010 Dong-A Ilbo, 29 June 1940]
- Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p. 131, {{ISBN. 978-4-10-303731-6
- "북한지리정보: 운수지리 함북선".
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