Ryongam Line

The Ryongam Line is an electrified freight-only railway line of the Korean State Railway in Kujang County, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Kujang at the junction of the Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn, Manp'o, and P'yŏngdŏk Lines, to Ryongam.^[1]

Ryongam Line
Overview
Other name(s)	Yongdŭng Line
Native name	룡암선 (龍岩線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Chosen Government Railway (1934–1945) Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Locale	Kujang-gun, North P'yŏngan
Termini	Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ryongam
Stations	2
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Freight rail
History
Opened	1 April 1934
Technical
Line length	6.4 km (4.0 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 Legend P'yŏngdŏk Line Manp'o Line Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line Ryongam Line northern curve under construction 0.0 Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn underground facility Kujang Cement Factory 2.6 Tongryonggul 7.4 Ryongam Ryongdŭng Colliery

Ryongam Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	룡암선
Hancha	龍岩線
Revised Romanization	Ryongamseon
McCune–Reischauer	Ryongamsŏn

History

Originally named Yongdŭng Line, this line was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 April 1934. Tongryonggul Station, 2.6 km (1.6 mi) from Kujang, was closed on 15 June 1944.^[2] Given its current name some time after 1950, the line was electrified by 1980.

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	Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn	구장청년 (球場靑年)	Kujang	구장 (球場)	Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line, Manp'o Line, P'yŏngdŏk Line
2.6	2.6	Tongryonggul	동룡굴 (蝀龍窟)
6.4	3.8	Ryongam	룡암 (龍岩)	Yongdŭng	용등 (龍登)	Ryongdŭng Colliery