Ryongmun Tangwang Line

The Ryongmun T'an'gwang Line, or Ryongmun Colliery Line is an electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in Kujang County, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Ŏryong on the Manp'o Line to Ryongmun Colliery.^[1]

Ryongmun Colliery Line
Overview
Other name(s)	Ryongmun T'an'gwang Line
Native name	룡문탄광선 (龍門炭鑛線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Chosen Government Railway (1941–1945) Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Locale	Kujang-gun, North P'yŏngan
Termini	Ŏryong Ryongmun Colliery
Stations	2
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Regional rail, Freight rail
History
Opened	1 September 1941
Technical
Line length	7.1 km (4.4 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 Manp'o Line P'yŏngdŏk Line Ryongmun Colliery Line Ch'ŏngch'ŏn River Sinhŭngdong Paengryŏngch'ŏn 0.0 Ŏryong 7.1 Ryongmun T'an'gwang coal mine

Ryongmun Tangwang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	룡문탄광선
Hancha	龍門炭鑛線
Revised Romanization	Ryongmuntangwangseon
McCune–Reischauer	Ryongmunt'an'gwangsŏn

History

Ŏryong Station on the Manp'o Line was opened on 1 May 1941,^[2] when the construction of a new line to the coal mines at Ryongmun began; the line, named the Ryongmun Colliery Line, was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 September 1941.^[3]

Electrification of the line was completed by 1980.^[4]

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	Ŏryong	어룡 (魚龍)			Manp'o Line
7.1	7.1	Ryongmun T'an'gwang	룡문탄광 (龍門炭鑛)