Ryongam Line
{{Short description|Railway line in North Korea}}
{{Infobox rail line
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| name = Ryongam Line
| other_name = Yongdŭng Line
| native_name = 룡암선 (龍岩線)
| native_name_lang = ko
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| type = Heavy rail, Freight rail
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| status = Operational
| locale = Kujang-gun, North P'yŏngan
| start = Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn
| end = Ryongam
| stations = 2
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| daily_ridership =
| open = 1 April 1934
| close =
| owner = Chosen Government Railway (1934–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
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| linelength_km = 6.4
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| tracks = Single track
| gauge = {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
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|electrification = 3000 V DC Catenary
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{{routemap
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| map=
\\\\\\\\fSTRq~~ ~~ ~~P'yŏngdŏk Line
\\\\\\\\uSTRq~~ ~~ ~~Manp'o Line
\\\\\\\\STRq_orange~~ ~~ ~~Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line
\\\\\\\\STRq~~ ~~ ~~Ryongam Line
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\\uSTR!~lELC\\\\\\
CONTgq_orange\STRq_orange!~lELC\uexSTRr!~STR+r_orange!~uSTR\\\\\\~~ ~~ ~~northern curve under construction
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ELCa\\uSTR!~KBHFa\\\\\\WORKS~~0.0~~Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn
BL\STR+l\STRr\\\fSTR+l\fABZq+r\fSTRq!~lELC\fCONTfq
BL\STR\\\\fSTR\ftSTRa\\~~ ~~ ~~underground facility
BL\STR\\STR+l\KBSTeq\fSTR\\\WORKS~~ ~~ ~~Kujang Cement Factory
BL\uSTR!~STRl\eABZq+l!~lv-BST\fSTR+r!~ABZqr\STRq\KRZo!~fSTR\STRq\STR+r!~KBSTeq\WORKS~~2.6~~Tongryonggul
BL\uSTR!~lELC\exENDEe\fSTRl\fSTR+r\fSTR\\STR\
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ELCe\\\\\\\KDSTe\WORKS~~7.4~~Ryongam~~Ryongdŭng Colliery
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{{Infobox Korean name|context=north
|hangul=룡암선
|hanja=龍岩線
|mr=Ryongamsŏn
|rr=Ryongamseon
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The Ryongam Line is an electrified freight-only railway line of the Korean State Railway in Kujang County, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Kujang at the junction of the Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn, Manp'o, and P'yŏngdŏk Lines, to Ryongam.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) {{ISBN|978-4-10-303731-6}}
History
Originally named Yongdŭng Line, this line was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 April 1934. Tongryonggul Station, {{convert|2.6|km|abbr=on}} from Kujang, was closed on 15 June 1944.朝鮮総督府官報告示 (Bulletin of the Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 885, 10 June 1944 Given its current name some time after 1950, the line was electrified by 1980.
Route
A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.
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| colspan="2" | Distance (km) | colspan="2" | Station Name | colspan="2" | Former Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | S2S | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Connections |
| 0.0
| 0.0 | Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn | 구장청년 (球場靑年) | Kujang | 구장 (球場) | ||||||
| 2.6
| 2.6 | Tongryonggul | 동룡굴 (蝀龍窟) | | | | ||||||
| 6.4
| 3.8 | Ryongam | 룡암 (龍岩) | Yongdŭng | 용등 (龍登) | Ryongdŭng Colliery |
References
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- Japanese Government Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在(The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937), Kawaguchi Printing Company, Tokyo, p 498
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