Kangdŏk Line

Kangdŏk Line
Overview
Native name	장연선(長淵線)
Type	Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail Regional rail
Status	Operational
Locale	North Hamgyŏng
Termini	Namgangdŏk Susŏng
Stations	4
Operation
Owner	Korean State Railway
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length	15.2 km (9.4 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3000 V DC Overhead line
Route map Legend P'yŏngra Line 0.0 Namgangdŏk P'yŏngra Line 1.3 Kangdŏk Kŭndong Branch Ch'ŏngjin Choch'ajang Kŭndong Branch Kŭndong Hambuk Line 15.2 Susŏng Hambuk Line

Kangdŏk Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	강덕선
Hancha	康徳線
Revised Romanization	Gangdeokseon
McCune–Reischauer	Kangdŏksŏn

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]

Ch'ŏngjin Choch'ajang, Ch'ŏngjin's large marshalling yard, is located on this line.

Services

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

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

Distance	Station Name (Transcribed)	Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl)	Connections
0.0	Namgangdŏk	님강덕	P'yŏngra Line
1.3	Kangdŏk	강덕	Kŭndong Branch
	Kŭndong	근동	Kŭndong Branch
15.2	Susŏng	수성	Hambuk Line

Kŭndong Branch

Electrified.

Distance	Station Name (Transcribed)	Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl)	Connections
	Kangdŏk	강덕	Kangdŏk Line
	Ch'ŏngjin Choch'ajang (Ch'ŏngjin Marshalling Yard)	청진조차장
	Kŭndong	근동	Kangdŏk Line

References

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