Myongdang Line

The Myŏngdang Line is an electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in P'yŏngyang and in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea, running from Ch'ŏngryong on the P'yŏngdŏk Line to Myŏngdang.[1]

Myŏngdang Line
Overview
Native name명당선 (明堂線)
StatusOperational
OwnerChosen Government Railway (1925–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleP'yŏngyang-tŭkp'yŏlsi;
North Hwanghae
TerminiCh'ŏngryong
Myŏngdang
Stations4
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
History
Opened1 November 1925
Technical
Line length19.2 km (11.9 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Catenary
Route map
P'yŏngdŏk Line
Myŏngdang Line
0.0
 Ch'ŏngryong
Nam River
6.2
 Rihyŏn
Sangwŏn River
11.0
 Taewŏn
P'yŏngyang Pork Factory
(bridge appx 220 m (720 ft))
(bridge appx 275 m (902 ft))
Sangwŏn Cement Complex Refractories Plant
19.2
 Myŏngdang
(bridge appx 205 m (673 ft))
Sangwŏn Cement Complex
Myongdang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
명당선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationMyeongdang-seon
McCune–ReischauerMyŏngdang-sŏn

History

The Myŏngdang Line, together with Ch'ŏngryong Station, were opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 November 1925.[2]

Services

In addition to freight trains serving the Sangwŏn Cement Complex and its refractories plant at Myŏngdang, there are also two pairs of local passenger trains, 702/703 and 704/705, that operate between East P'yŏngyang on the P'yŏngdŏk Line and Myŏngdang.[1]

Route

A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.

Distance (km)Station NameFormer Name
TotalS2STranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)TranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)Connections
0.0 0.0 Ch'ŏngryong 청룡 (靑龍) P'yŏngdŏk Line
6.2 6.2 Rihyŏn 리현 (梨峴)
11.0 4.8 Taewŏn 대원 (大園)
19.2 8.2 Myŏngdang 명당 (明堂)
Sangwŏn 상원 (祥原)

References
  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. 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. 486

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