Taean Line
Overview
Native name	대안선 (大安線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Chosen Government Railway (before 1945) Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Locale	Namp'o-t'ŭkpyŏlsi
Termini	Kangsŏ Taean Hwamul
Stations	3
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Freight rail
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length	11.7 km (7.3 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 0.0 Kangsŏ P'yŏngnam Line (bridge appx 20 m (66 ft)) Taedong River (bridge appx 45 m (148 ft)) (tunnel appx 405 m (1,329 ft)) 9.7 P'yŏngnam Taean Taean Electric Factory Taean Machine Complex 11.7 Taean Hwamul Taedong River Taean Friendship Glass Factory

The Taean Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in Namp'o-t'ŭkpyŏlsi, North Korea, running from Kangsŏ in Kangsŏ-guyŏk on the P'yŏngnam Line to Taean Freight Station in Taean-guyŏk.^[1]

History

The Taean Line was originally built during the Japanese occupation of Korea by the Chosen Government Railway. After the defeat of Japan in the Pacific War and the subsequent partition of Korea, the entirety of the line, being north of the 38th parallel, was located in the Soviet zone of occupation; on 10 August 1946, the Provisional People's Committee for North Korea nationalised all railways within its jurisdiction, including the Taean Line, and it has since been operated by the Korean State Railway.^[1]

Services

All freight heading to and from the Taean Machine Complex located in Taean moves via this line. Steel arrives there from the Kimch'aek Iron & Steel Complex, the Hwanghae Iron & Steel Complex and the Ch'ŏllima Steel Complex, nonferrous metals from the Munp'yŏng Smelter, and imported materials and parts unloaded from ships at Namp'o Port.^[2] Also served by rail here are the Taean Electric Factory, and the Taean Friendship Glass Factory.^[3]

Route

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

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