Kocham Tangwang Line

Railway line in North Korea

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gaugeElectrification3000 V DC Catenary

Route map

Legend

					P'yŏngra Line
					Koch'am Colliery Line











				0.0	Myŏngch'ŏn


					(bridge appx 140 m (460 ft))

				1.0	Myŏngch'ŏn Coal Complex


				4.3	Sinmyŏngch'ŏn

Kocham Tangwang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	고참탄광선
Hancha	古站炭鑛線
Revised Romanization	Gochamtan'gwang-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Koch'amt'an'gwang-sŏn

The Koch'am T'an'gwang Line, or Koch'am Colliery Line, is an electrified 4.3 km (2.7 mi) long freight-only railway line of the Korean State Railway in North Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea, from Myŏngch'ŏn on the P'yŏngra Line to Sinmyŏngch'ŏn and the Myŏngch'ŏn Coal Complex.^[1]

History

The line was originally opened around 1937 by the Chosen Government Railway.

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	Myŏngch'ŏn	명천 (明川)	Koch'am	고참 (古站)	P'yŏngra Line
4.3	4.3	Sinmyŏngch'ŏn	신명천 (新明天)