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Chiktong Colliery Line
Overview
Other name(s)	Chiktong T'an'gwang Line
Native name	직동탄광선 (直洞炭鑛線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Korean State Railway
Locale	South P'yŏngan
Termini	Taegŏn Chiktong Colliery
Stations	4
Service
Type	Heavy rail, freight rail
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length	8.5 km (5.3 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 Ŭnsan Line Chiktong Colliery Line Taegŏn Line Mohak Line 0.0 Taegŏn 4.7 Pusalli Pusan Aluminium Factory Pusan Aluminium Factory Pusan Aluminium Factory 6.6 Puhŭng Pusan Aluminium Factory mining railway bauxite mine 8.5 Chiktong T'an'gwang 8.2 Colliery

The Chiktong T'an'gwang Line, or Chiktong Colliery Line, is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Taegŏn Station at the junction of the Taegŏn and Ŭnsan lines to Chiktong T'an'gwang. The line serves the Pusan Aluminium Factory at Pusalli, as well as the large 8 February Chiktong Ch'ŏngnyŏn Colliery at Chiktong T'an'gwang.

Route

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

References

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

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