Tojiri Line
Overview
Native name도지리선(島智里線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleNamp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi
Termini
Stations2
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
History
Opened1910s
Closedlate-1990s–2001 (Tojiri–Namp'o Smelting Complex)
Technical
Line length9.9 km (6.2 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
Youth Hero Motorway to P'yŏngyang
(bridge appx 105 m (344 ft))
8.8
 Tojiri
9.9
Namp'o Smelting Complex
(bridge appx 85 m (279 ft))
 Sinnamp'o
P'yŏngnam Line
Taedong River
Engine depot
0.0
 Namp'o
Coal terminal
Namp'o Container Port
Taedong River
Tojiri Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
도지리선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationDojiri-seon
McCune–ReischauerTojiri-sŏn

The Tojiri Line is a non-electrified secondary railway line of the Korean State Railway in Namp'o Special City, North Korea, from Namp'o on the P'yŏngnam Line to Tojiri.[1]

Services

The line was built to serve the Namp'o Smelting Complex, which processed nonferrous metals, shipping gold, zinc, coarse and refined copper, copper wire and chemical fertilisers. It received ore and concentrates from mines at Taedae-ri and Suan.[2]

Route

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

Distance (km)Station NameFormer Name
TotalS2STranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)TranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)Connections
0.0 0.0 Namp'o 남포 (南浦) Chinnamp'o 진남포 (鎮南浦) P'yŏngnam Line
8.8 8.8 Tojiri 도지리 (島智里)
9.9 1.1 Namp'o Smelting Complex 남포제련련합기업소 (南浦製鍊綜合企業所)

References

  1. ↑ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ↑ Staff. "남포제련종합기업소 (in Korean)". Retrieved 14 December 2016.

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