The Tŏksŏng Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea, running from Sinbukch'ŏng on the P'yŏngra Line to Sangri.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p 88
History 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,Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p 76 and given its current name.Choe, Un-sik, 한국의 전통 사회 운송 기구, , pp. 114
Services
Two passenger trains are known to operate on this line:Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p. 125
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.
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) Connections0.00.0 Sinbukch'ŏng 신북청 (新北靑) P'yŏngra Line4.44.4 Ryangga 량가 (良家) 9.45.0 Pukch'ŏng 북청 (北靑) 14.45.0 Rahadae 라하대 (羅下坮) Flag stop.19.04.6 Tŏksŏng 덕성 (德城) 23.04.0 Chuŭidong 주의동 (主義洞) Flag stop.25.82.8 Yangsŭng 양승 (陽勝) Flag stop.30.24.4 Top'yŏng 도평 (島坪) 35.35.1 Samgi 삼기 (三岐) 43.27.9 Songjung 송중 (松中) 47.74.5 Sang'il 상일 (上一) Flag stop.51.74.0 Sangri 상리 (上里)
References
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