Taegon Line

The Taegŏn Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea. It runs from Sillyŏnp'o Station on the P'yŏngra Line via Taegŏn on the Ŭnsan Line to Pongch'ang station.

Taegŏn Line
Overview
Native name	대건선(戴建線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Korean State Railway
Locale	South P'yŏngan
Termini	Taegŏn Pongch'ang
Stations	9
Service
Type	Heavy rail, freight rail
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length	34.5 km (21.4 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3000 V DC Overhead line
Route map Ŭnsan Line Taegŏn Line Chiktong Colliery Line Mohak Line P'yŏngra Line Changsŏn'gang Line 0.0 Sillyŏnp'o Sunch'ŏn Chemical Complex Sunch'ŏn Colliery Equipment Factory 2.1 Taegŏn 5.7 Chŭngsalli (bridge appx 25 m (82 ft)) (bridge appx 10 m (33 ft)) Taedong River 8.8 Ryong'ak (bridge appx 40 m (130 ft)) (bridge appx 30 m (98 ft)) (bridge appx 35 m (115 ft)) Pukch'ang KPAF base railyard for airbase 15.5 Ch'op'yŏng 24.9 Mujindae 21.2 Samso Taegak Ch'ŏngnyŏn Dam (bridge appx 345 m (1,132 ft)) small coal yard 29.5 Oedong coal mine (bridge appx 360 m (1,180 ft)) coal mine 34.5 Pongch'ang Pongch'ang Colliery Taedong River former coal mine former coal mine

Taegon Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	대건선
Hancha	戴建線
Revised Romanization	Daegeon-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Taegŏn-sŏn

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	Sillyŏnp'o	신련포 (新蓮浦)	Pongha	봉하 (鳳下)	P'yŏngra Line
2.1	2.1	Taegŏn	대건 (戴建)			Chiktong Colliery Line, Mohak Line, Ŭnsan Line
5.7	3.6	Chŭngsalli	증산리 (甑山里)
8.8	3.1	Ryong'ak	룡악 (龍岳)
15.5	6.7	Ch'op'yŏng	초평 (草坪)
21.2	5.7	Samso	삼소 (三所)
24.9	3.7	Mujindae	무진대 (無尽台)
29.5	4.6	Oedong	외동 (外東)			Kaechon internment camp
34.5	5.0	Pongch'ang	봉창 (鳳倉)			Pukchang concentration camp