Solgol Tangwang Line

The Solgol T'an'gwang Line, or Solgol Colliery Line, is an electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Songnam Ch'ŏngnyŏn Station on the P'yŏngdŏk Line to the Songnam Youth Colliery at Solgol.[1]

Solgol T'an'gwang Line
Overview
Other name(s)	Solgol Colliery Line
Native name	솔골탄광선 (솔골炭鉱線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Korean State Railway
Locale	South P'yŏngan
Termini	Songnam Ch'ŏngnyŏn Solgol
Stations	2
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Freight rail
History
Opened	1970s
Technical
Line length	4.4 km (2.7 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3000 V DC Catenary
Route map 0.0 Songnam Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'yŏngdŏk Line (bridge appx 60 m (200 ft)) 4.4 Solgol Songnam Youth Coal Mine

Solgol Tangwang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	솔골탄광선
Hancha	솔골炭鉱線
Revised Romanization	Solgoltan'gwang-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Solgolt'an'gwang-sŏn

History

The line was opened by the Korean State Railway in the 1970s.[2]

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	Songnam Ch'ŏngnyŏn	송남청년 (松南青年)	Songnam	송남 (松南)	P'yŏngdŏk Line
4.4	4.4	Solgol	솔골 (-)

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
2. Choe, Un-sik, 한국의 전통 사회 운송 기구, ISBN 978-89-7300-728-8, pp. 114