Myongdang Line

Myŏngdang Line
Overview
Native name	명당선 (明堂線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Chosen Government Railway (1925–1945) Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Locale	P'yŏngyang-tŭkp'yŏlsi; North Hwanghae
Termini	Ch'ŏngryong Myŏngdang
Stations	4
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Freight rail
History
Opened	1 November 1925
Technical
Line length	19.2 km (11.9 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 File:BSicon uSTRq.svg P'yŏngdŏk Line File:BSicon STRq.svg Myŏngdang Line File:BSicon uCONTg.svg File:BSicon lELC.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg File:BSicon ELCa.svg File:BSicon KDSTa.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg 0.0 Ch'ŏngryong File:BSicon BL.svg File:BSicon STR+l.svg File:BSicon STRq.svg File:BSicon STRr.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg File:BSicon BL.svg File:BSicon STR.svg File:BSicon WASSER+l.svg File:BSicon uhKRZWae.svg File:BSicon WCONTfq.svg Nam River File:BSicon BL.svg File:BSicon HST.svg File:BSicon WASSER.svg File:BSicon lELC.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg 6.2 Rihyŏn File:BSicon BL.svg File:BSicon STR+l.svg File:BSicon STRr.svg File:BSicon WASSER.svg File:BSicon uSTRl.svg File:BSicon uCONTfq.svg File:BSicon BL.svg File:BSicon STR.svg File:BSicon WASSER+l.svg File:BSicon WABZgr.svg Sangwŏn River File:BSicon BL.svg File:BSicon HST.svg File:BSicon WASSER.svg File:BSicon WASSERl.svg File:BSicon WASSERq.svg File:BSicon WASSERq.svg File:BSicon WORKS.svg 11.0 Taewŏn P'yŏngyang Pork Factory File:BSicon BL.svg File:BSicon STRl.svg File:BSicon hKRZWaeq.svg File:BSicon STR+r.svg (bridge appx 220 m (720 ft)) File:BSicon BL.svg File:BSicon WASSER.svg File:BSicon STR.svg File:BSicon BL.svg File:BSicon STR+l.svg File:BSicon hKRZWaeq.svg File:BSicon STRr.svg (bridge appx 275 m (902 ft)) File:BSicon BL.svg File:BSicon KBSTaq.svg File:BSicon ABZgr.svg File:BSicon WASSER.svg File:BSicon WORKS.svg Sangwŏn Cement Complex Refractories Plant File:BSicon BL.svg File:BSicon BHF.svg File:BSicon WASSER.svg 19.2 Myŏngdang File:BSicon BL.svg File:BSicon WASSER+l.svg File:BSicon WASSERq.svg File:BSicon hKRZWae.svg File:BSicon WASSERr.svg (bridge appx 205 m (673 ft)) File:BSicon ELCe.svg File:BSicon WASSER.svg File:BSicon KDSTaq.svg File:BSicon STRr.svg File:BSicon WORKS.svg Sangwŏn Cement Complex

Myongdang Line
Hangul	명당선
Hanja	明堂線
RR	Myeongdangseon
MR	Myŏngdangsŏn

The Myŏngdang Line is an electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in P'yŏngyang and in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea, running from Ch'ŏngryong on the P'yŏngdŏk Line to Myŏngdang.

History

The Myŏngdang Line, together with Ch'ŏngryong Station, were opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 November 1925.

Services

See also: List of passenger train services in North Korea

In addition to freight trains serving the Sangwŏn Cement Complex and its refractories plant at Myŏngdang, there are also two pairs of local passenger trains, 702/703 and 704/705, that operate between East P'yŏngyang on the P'yŏngdŏk Line and Myŏngdang.

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	Ch'ŏngryong	청룡 (靑龍)			P'yŏngdŏk Line
6.2	6.2	Rihyŏn	리현 (梨峴)
11.0	4.8	Taewŏn	대원 (大園)
19.2	8.2	Myŏngdang	명당 (明堂)
		Sangwŏn	상원 (祥原)