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Toksong Line

Railway line in North Korea

Toksong Line
Overview
Other name(s)	Pukch'ŏng Line
Native name	덕성선 (德城線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Chosen Government Railway (1929–1945) Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Locale	South Hamgyong
Termini	Sinbukch'ŏng Sangri
Stations	12
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Regional rail
History
Opened	20 September 1929 (Sinbukch'ŏng–Pukch'ŏng) 10 October 1960 (Pukch'ŏng–Sangri)
Technical
Line length	51.7 km (32.1 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map Legend P'yŏngra Line 0.0 Sinbukch'ŏng (bridge appx 65 m (213 ft)) 4.4 Ryangga (bridge appx 40 m (130 ft)) 9.4 Pukch'ŏng (bridge appx 40 m (130 ft)) (bridge appx 20 m (66 ft)) 14.4 Rahadae (tunnel appx 95 m (312 ft)) (bridge appx 45 m (148 ft)) 19.0 Tŏksŏng (bridge appx 45 m (148 ft)) 23.0 Chuŭidong 25.8 Yangsŭng (tunnel appx 95 m (312 ft)) (bridge appx 125 m (410 ft)) 30.2 Top'yŏng (bridge appx 100 m (330 ft)) 35.3 Samgi 43.2 Songjung 47.7 Sang'il (tunnel appx 100 m (330 ft)) (tunnel appx 45 m (148 ft)) mine 51.7 Sangri

The Tŏksŏng Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State RailwayinSouth Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea, running from Sinbukch'ŏng on the P'yŏngra LinetoSangri.^[1]

On 20 September 1929 the Chosen Government Railway opened the Pukch'ŏng Line from Sinbukch'ŏng to Pukch'ŏng. In the 1940s an extension of the railway had been planned, but the construction was stopped because of the defeat of Japan in the Pacific War. The planned extension, from Pukch'ŏng to Sangri, was completed by the Korean State Railway and opened on 6 October 1960,^[2] and given its current name.^[3]

Two passenger trains are known to operate on this line:^[4]

• Regional trains 261/262, operating between Hamhŭng and Samgi, run on this line between Sinbukch'ŏng and Samgi;
• Local trains 866/867 operate on the entirety of this line between Sinbukch'ŏng and Sangri.

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

• Ministry of Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在(The List of the Stations), p501