Toksong Line

Toksong Line
Overview
Native name	덕성선(德城線)
Type	Heavy rail, Regional rail
Status	Operational
Locale	South Hamgyong
Termini	Sinbukch'ŏng Sangri
Stations	12
Operation
Opened	20 Sep. 1929 (The first opening)
Owner	Korean State Railway
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length	51.7 km (32.1 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map Legend P'yŏngra Line 0.0 Sinbukch'ŏng P'yŏngra Line 4.4 Ryangga 9.4 Pukch'ŏng 14.4 Rahadae Closed ↑Pukch'ŏng-gun/Tŏksŏng-gun↓ 19.0 Tŏksŏng 22.7 Chuŭidong 25.8 Yangsŭng Closed 30.2 Top'yŏng Closed 35.3 Samgi 43.2 Songjung 47.7 Sang'il Closed 51.7 SangriMine

The Tŏksŏng Line previously known as Pukch'ŏng Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the North Korean State Railway running from Sinbukch'ŏng on the P'yŏngra Line to Sangri.^[1]

History

On 20 September 1929 the section between Sinbukch'ŏng and Pukch'ŏng was opened by the Chosen Government Railway. In the 1940s an extension of the railway had been planned, but the construction was stopped because of the defeat of Japan in the Pacific War. The remainder of the line was finished around 1980.

Services

Two passenger trains are known to operate on this line:^[1]

• Regional trains 261/262, operating between Hamhŭng and Samgi, run on this line between Sinbukch'ŏng and Samgi;
• Local trains 866/867 operate on the entirety of this line between Sinbukch'ŏng and Sangri.

Route

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

References

• Ministry of Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在(The List of the Stations), p501