The Choyang T'an'gwang Line, or Choyang Colliery Line is an electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in Kaech'ŏn city, South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Kaech'ŏn at the junction of the Kaech'ŏn and Manp'o Lines to Choyang Colliery.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō)
History The Choyang Colliery Line was opened on 13 May 1916 by the Mitsui Mining Railway, which became the Kaech'ŏn Light Railway in 1927; the Kaech'ŏn Light Railway was subsequently taken over by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 November 1932.朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 1741, 26 October 1932 (in Japanese)
Route
A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that a 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 Kaech'ŏn 개천 (价川) Chunhyŏk Line,Kaech'ŏn Line,Manp'o Line 8.6 8.6 Kuŭp 구읍 (舊邑) 17.8 9.2 Sŏkkan 석간 (石間) 22.1 4.3 Choyang T'an'gwang(Choyang Colliery) 조양탄광(朝陽炭鑛)
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