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Railway line in North Korea
Rangrang Line
Overview
Native name락랑선 (樂浪線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleRyŏkp'o-guyŏk, Rangrang-guyŏk
P'yŏngyang
Termini
Stations2
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
History
Opened1989
Technical
Line length10.2 km (6.3 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map

Legend
P'yŏngbu Line
Rangrang Line
to Kaesŏng
0.0 Ryŏkp'o
to P'yŏngyang
Reunification Highway
(bridge appx 60 m (200 ft))
Ch'ŏllima Building Materials Complex
11.2 East P'yŏngyang Thermal Power Plant
10.2 Rangrang
Rangrang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl락랑선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationNangnang-seon
McCune–ReischauerRangrang-sŏn

The Rangrang Line is a non-electrified freight-only railway line of the Korean State Railway in Ryŏkp'o-guyŏk and Rangrang-guyŏk, P'yŏngyang, North Korea, running from Ryŏkp'o on the P'yŏngbu Line to Rangrang,

History

The Rangrang Line was opened in 1989 to assist with the construction of the East P'yŏngyang Thermal Power Plant that began that year; since then, the line is used to supply the power plant with coal.

Route

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

Distance
(Total; km)
Distance
(S2S; km)
Station Name
(Transcribed)
Station Name
(Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja))
Connections
0.0 0.0 Ryŏkp'o 력포 (力浦) P'yŏngbu Line
10.2 10.2 Rangrang 락랑 (樂浪)

References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. 통합 검색 결과 : 북창화력발전연합기업소 (전체 82건) - 북한정보포털
Rangrang Line
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