Ryongam Line

Ryong'am Line
Overview
Other name(s)	Yongdŭng Line
Native name	룡암선 (龍りゅう岩いわ線せん)
Status	Operational
Owner	Chosen Government Railway (1934–1945) Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Locale	Kujang-gun, North P'yŏngan
Termini	Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ryong'am
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 P'yŏngdŏk Line Manp'o Line Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line Ryong'am Line northern curve under construction 0.0 Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn underground facility Kujang Cement Factory 2.6 Tongryonggul 7.4 Ryong'am Ryongdŭng Colliery

Ryongam Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	룡암선
Hancha	龍りゅう岩いわ線せん
Revised Romanization	Yong'am-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Ryong'am-sŏn

The Ryong'am 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 Ryong'am.

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. 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 (球場きゅうじょう靑年せいねん)	Kujang	구장 (球場きゅうじょう)	Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line, Manp'o Line, P'yŏngdŏk Line
2.6	2.6	Tongryonggul	동룡굴 (蝀龍窟くつ)
6.4	3.8	Ryong'am	룡암 (龍りゅう岩いわ)	Yongdŭng	용등 (龍りゅう登のぼる)	Ryongdŭng Colliery

References

• Japanese Government Railways (1937), 鉄道てつどう停車場ていしゃじょう一覧いちらん. 昭和しょうわ12年ねん10月がつ1日にち現在げんざい(The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937), Kawaguchi Printing Company, Tokyo, p 498