The first rail line to reach Susŏng was the Ch'ŏngjin−Ch'angp'yŏng section of the Hamgyŏng Line, opened by the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu) on 5 November 1916. On 31 July 1917, the management of Sentetsu was transferred from the Railway Bureau of the Government-General of Korea to the South Manchuria Railway (Mantetsu). Under Mantetsu management, construction of the Hamgyŏng Line was accelerated, and to handle increasing freight traffic on the line, a large marshalling yard, called Ch'ŏngjin Choch'ajang, was built near Ch'ŏngjin.[1] To access this, a new 14.9 km (9.3 mi) line between Ranam and Susŏng was opened on 10 December 1919; Kangdŏk Station, located 7.2 km (4.5 mi) from Ranam, was opened on 1 August 1922.
On 1 December 1941, a new line was opened between Ranam and Ch'ŏngjin to allow trains to bypass the Ch'ŏngjin marshalling yard. The existing line, running via Kangdŏk and the marshalling yard, was detached from the Hamgyeong Line and designated the Kangdŏk Line; at the same time, a 2.4 km (1.5 mi) connection from Ch'ŏngjin Sŏhang Station (Ch'ŏngjin West Port, today called Songp'yŏng) to Kangdŏk was built, to allow southbound trains to access the marshalling yard without having to reverse at Ranam.[2]
^朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 4449, 22 November 1941 (in Japanese)
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kangdok, line, kangdŏk, line, electrified, standard, gauge, secondary, line, north, korean, state, railway, running, from, namgangdŏk, yŏngra, line, susŏng, hambuk, line, kangdŏk, lineoverviewnative, name장연선, 長淵線, statusoperationalownerchosen, government, rail. The Kangdŏk Line is an electrified standard gauge secondary line of the North Korean State Railway running from Namgangdŏk on the P yŏngra Line to Susŏng on the Hambuk Line 1 Kangdŏk LineOverviewNative name장연선 長淵線 StatusOperationalOwnerChosen Government Railway 1941 1945 Korean State Railway since 1945 LocaleCh ŏngjin si North HamgyŏngTerminiNamgangdŏkSusŏngStations4ServiceTypeHeavy rail Passenger amp freight railRegional railHistoryOpened1 December 1941TechnicalLine length15 2 km 9 4 mi Number of tracksSingle trackTrack gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeElectrification3000 V DC Overhead lineRoute mapLegendCh ŏngjinhang LineP yŏngra LineHambuk LineKangdŏk LineCh ŏngjin East HarbourKŭmbawiCh ŏngjinhangPanjukCh ŏngjin Ch ŏngnyŏn15 2 Susŏng Ch ŏngjin Railway Equipment FactoryCh ŏngjin Steel Works7 3 Kŭndong Engine depot5 5 Ch ŏngjin Choch ajangSunam Ch ŏngjin ShipyardCh umok tong Ch ŏngjin Chemical Fibre Complexaluminium works Sea of JapanCh ŏngjin West HarbourSongp yŏngCh ŏngjin Thermal Power StationSea of Japan1 30 0 Kangdŏk0 0 NamgangdŏkKim Chaek Iron amp SteelKangdok LineChosŏn gŭl강덕선Hancha康徳線Revised RomanizationGangdeok seonMcCune ReischauerKangdŏk sŏnCh ŏngjin Choch ajang Ch ŏngjin s large marshalling yard is located on this line 1 Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 Route 3 1 Kŭndong Branch 4 ReferencesHistory editThe first rail line to reach Susŏng was the Ch ŏngjin Ch angp yŏng section of the Hamgyŏng Line opened by the Chosen Government Railway Sentetsu on 5 November 1916 On 31 July 1917 the management of Sentetsu was transferred from the Railway Bureau of the Government General of Korea to the South Manchuria Railway Mantetsu Under Mantetsu management construction of the Hamgyŏng Line was accelerated and to handle increasing freight traffic on the line a large marshalling yard called Ch ŏngjin Choch ajang was built near Ch ŏngjin 1 To access this a new 14 9 km 9 3 mi line between Ranam and Susŏng was opened on 10 December 1919 Kangdŏk Station located 7 2 km 4 5 mi from Ranam was opened on 1 August 1922 On 1 December 1941 a new line was opened between Ranam and Ch ŏngjin to allow trains to bypass the Ch ŏngjin marshalling yard The existing line running via Kangdŏk and the marshalling yard was detached from the Hamgyeong Line and designated the Kangdŏk Line at the same time a 2 4 km 1 5 mi connection from Ch ŏngjin Sŏhang Station Ch ŏngjin West Port today called Songp yŏng to Kangdŏk was built to allow southbound trains to access the marshalling yard without having to reverse at Ranam 2 Services editSee also List of passenger train services in North Korea Two passenger trains are known to operate on this line 1 Local trains 601 604 operating between Ch ŏngjin Ch ŏngnyŏn and Kŭndong run on this line between Namgangdŏk and Kŭndong Local trains 608 608 609 operating between Kŭndong and Songp yŏng run on this line between Kŭndong and Namgangdŏk Route editA yellow background in the Distance box indicates that section of the line is not electrified Distance km Station Name Former NameTotal S2S Transcribed Chosŏn gŭl Hanja Transcribed Chosŏn gŭl Hanja Connections0 0 0 0 Namgangdŏk South Kangdŏk 님강덕 南康徳 P yŏngra Line1 3 1 3 Kangdŏk 강덕 康徳 Kŭndong Branch7 3 6 0 Kŭndong 근동 芹洞 Kŭndong Branch15 2 7 9 Susŏng 수성 輸城 Hambuk LineKŭndong Branch edit Electrified Distance km Station Name Former NameTotal S2S Transcribed Chosŏn gŭl Hanja Transcribed Chosŏn gŭl Hanja Connections0 0 0 0 Kangdŏk 강덕 康徳 Kangdŏk Line5 5 5 5 Ch ŏngjin Choch ajang Ch ŏngjin Marshalling Yard 청진조차장 清津操車場 8 1 2 6 Kŭndong 근동 芹洞 Kangdŏk LineReferences edit a b c d Kokubu Hayato 将軍様の鉄道 Shōgun sama no Tetsudō ISBN 978 4 10 303731 6 朝鮮総督府官報 The Public Journal of the Governor General of Korea Shōwa No 4449 22 November 1941 in Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kangdok Line amp oldid 1162312055, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
