Tokhyon Line
{{Short description|Railway line in North Korea}}
{{Infobox rail line
| box_width = auto
| name = Tŏkhyŏn Line
| other_name =
| native_name = 덕현선(德峴線)
| native_name_lang = ko
| color =
| logo =
| image =
| type = Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
| system =
| status = Operational
| locale = North P'yŏngan
| start = South Sinŭiju
| end = Tŏkhyŏn
| stations = 6
| routes =
| daily_ridership =
| open = April 1971
| close =
| owner = Korean State Railway
| operator = Korean State Railway
| character =
| depot =
| stock =
| linelength_km = 37.3
| tracklength =
| tracks = Single track
| gauge = {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
| minradius = {{convert|300|m|abbr=on}}
| routenumber =
| linenumber =
|electrification =
| elevation =
| maxincline = 12‰
| website =
| map = 300px
{{routemap
| inline=1
| map=
\\RP1\uCONTg\\\\\~~ ~~ ~~P'yŏngŭi Line
\\RP1\uSTR!~lELC\\\\\
\\RP1eRP1\RP1q!~uBUE\RP1+r\\\\
fCONTgq\fSTRq!~lELC\RP1!~fSTRq\fSTR+r!~uSTR\RP1\\\\~~ ~~ ~~Paengma Line
\\RP1\uSTR!~KBHFa\RP1l\RP1q\RP1q\RP1q\~~0.0~~South Sinŭiju
\\RP1\uSTRl!~STR\uSTRq\uSTRq\uSTRq!~lELC\uCONTfq\~~ ~~ ~~P'yŏngŭi Line
\\RP1\STR\\\\\
\RP1+l\RP1q!~RP1rf\SKRZ-G1BUE\RP1q\RP1q\RP1q\RP1q\
\RP1\\hKRZWae\\\\\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|45|m|ft|abbr=on}})
\RP1\STRc2\ABZg3!~BHF\\\\\~~6.1~~Chŏngmulli
\RP1\ENDE1@G\STRc4!~STR\\\\\WORKS
WASSERq\RP1oW\WASSERq\hKRZWae\WASSERq\WASSERq\WASSERq\WCONTfq\~~ ~~ ~~Omok River
\RP1\\STR\\\\\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|40|m|ft|abbr=on}})
WASSERq\RP1oW\WASSERq\hKRZWae\WASSERq\WASSERq\WABZq+l\WCONTfq\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|50|m|ft|abbr=on}})
\RP1\\STRl\STRq\STR+r\WASSER\\
\RP1\\\FLUG\STR\WASSER\\~~ ~~ ~~Ŭiju Airfield
\RP1\\\STR+l\STRr\WASSER\\
\RP1\\\STR\WASSER+l\WASSERr\\
\RP1l\RP1+r\exKBSTa\STR\WASSER\\\WORKS
\\RP1\exSTRl\eABZg+r\WASSER\\\
RP1q\RP1q\RP1rf\\BHF\WASSER\\\~~17.2~~Ŭiju
\\\KRW+l\KRWr\WASSERl\WASSER+r\\
RP1q\RP1q\RP1+r\STR\\\WASSER\\
WASSERq\WASSERq\RP1oW\hKRZWae\WASSERq\WASSERq\WABZgr\\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|85|m|ft|abbr=on}})
RP1+l\RP1q\RP1rf\STRl\STRq\STR+r\WASSER\\
RP1\\\\\STR\WASSER\\
RP1\exKBSTaq\exSTRq!~STR+l\STRq\BHFq\exSTR+r!~STRr\WABZgl\WASSERq\WORKS~~29.3~~Sujin~~Yalu River
RP1\\STR\\\exSTRl\exhKRZWaeq\exENDEeq\~~ ~~ ~~incomplete construction
RP1oW\WASSER+l!~WASSERq\hKRZWae\WASSERq\WASSERq\WASSERq\WASSERr\\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|75|m|ft|abbr=on}})
RP1\WASSER\STRl\STR+r\\\\\
RP1\WASSER\KDSTa!~STRc2\STR3\\\\\WORKS~~ ~~ ~~iron ore mine
RP1\WASSER\ABZg+1\STRc4\\\\\
RP1\WASSER\STR!~STRc2\KBST3\\\\\WORKS~~ ~~ ~~iron ore mine
RP1\WASSER\ABZg+1!~BHF\STRc4\\\\\~~34.2~~Chŏnggwang
RP1oW\WASSERr!~STR+l\STRr\\\\\\~~ ~~ ~~Sujinch'ŏn
RP1l\SKRZ-G1BUE\RP1q\RP1+r\\\\\
\STRl\STR+r\RP1\\\\\
\\SPLa\RP1\\\\\
\\v-KBHFe!~vSTR-\RP1\\\\\~~37.3~~Tŏkhyŏn
\WASSERq\WASSER+r!~vBRÜCKE1-\RP1\\\\\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|70|m|ft|abbr=on}})
\STRc2\WASSER!~vSTR3-\RP1\\\\\
\KBST1\WASSER!~STRc4\RP1\\\\\WORKS~~ ~~ ~~iron ore mine
}}
}}
{{Infobox Korean name|context=north|
hangul=덕현선|
hanja={{linktext|徳|峴|線}}|
mr=Tŏkhyŏnsŏn|
rr=Deokhyeonseon|
}}
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.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), {{ISBN|978-4-10-303731-6}}
The ruling grade on the line is 12‰ and the minimum curve radius is {{convert|300|m|abbr=on}}. There are 13 bridges with a total length of {{convert|373|m|abbr=on}}, and there are no tunnels.[http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=2090764&cid=44454&categoryId=44461 North Korea Geographic Information: Transportation Geography - Tŏkhyŏn Line (in Korean)]
History
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.
Three pairs of commuter trains run on the line between Sinŭiju Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Tŏkhyŏn stations.
Route
A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.
class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" | ||||||
colspan="2" | Distance (km) | colspan="2" | Station Name | colspan="2" | Former Name | ||||
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Total | S2S | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Connections |
bgcolor=#F7FE2E|0.0
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|0.0 | South Sinŭiju (Namsinŭiju) | 남신의주 (南新義州) | | | ||||||
bgcolor=#F7FE2E|6.1
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|6.1 | Chŏngmulli | 정문리 (正門里) | | | | ||||||
bgcolor=#F7FE2E|17.2
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|11.1 | Ŭiju | 의주 (義州) | | | | ||||||
bgcolor=#F7FE2E|29.3
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|12.1 | Sujin | 수진 (水鎭) | | | | ||||||
bgcolor=#F7FE2E|34.2
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|4.9 | Chŏnggwang | 정광 (精鑛) | | | | ||||||
bgcolor=#F7FE2E|37.3
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|3.1 | Tŏkhyŏn | 덕현 (德峴) | | | |
References
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