Tukchang Line

The Tŭkchang Line is an electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Pukch'ang on the P'yŏngdŏk Line to Sŏksan.^[1]

Tŭkchang Line
Overview
Native name	득장선 (得將線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Korean State Railway
Locale	South P'yŏngan
Termini	Pukch'ang Sŏksan
Stations	5
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Freight rail
History
Opened	1961
Technical
Line length	17.7 km (11.0 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 Okch'ŏn 0.0 Pukch'ang 3.4 Yangch'on Pukch'ang Power Complex (tunnel appx 585 m (1,919 ft)) 10.3 Ryongsan coal mine 15.0 Tŭkchang coal mine 17.7 Sŏksan coal mine Myŏnghak Line

Tukchang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	득장선
Hancha	得將線
Revised Romanization	Deukjang-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Tŭkchang-sŏn

History

The line was opened in 1961 to assist with the construction of the Pukch'ang Thermal Power Complex which began in that year.^[2]

Services

The important Pukch'ang Thermal Power Complex - the largest coal-fired power plant in the DPRK^[3] - is located on this line at Yangch'on, receiving a great deal of coal from the mines in the area.^[3]

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	Pukch'ang	북창 (北倉)			P'yŏngdŏk Line, Kwanha Line
3.4	3.4	Yangch'on	양촌 (陽村)			Pukch'ang Thermal Power Complex
10.3	6.9	Ryongsan	룡산 (龍山)
15.0	4.7	Tŭkchang	득장 (得將)			Myŏnghak Line
17.7	2.7	Sŏksan	석산 (石山)