Native name 다사도선(多獅島線) Locale North P'yǒngan Stations 6 | Status Operational Termini Ryongch'ǒn
Tasado Port Owner Korean State Railway | |
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Type Heavy rail, Regional rail
Passenger/Freight | ||
The Tasado Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in North P'yǒngan Province, running from Ryongch'ŏn on the P'yŏngŭi Line to Tasado Port.
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Running through gentle territory, the Tasado Line's ruling grade is 12‰, the minimum curve radius is 250 m (820 ft), and there are five bridges with a total length of 81 m (266 ft).
History
The Tasado Line was opened by the Tasado Railway (다사도철도주식회사, Tasado Ch'ŏldo Chusikhoesa; 多獅島鐵道株式會社, Tashitō Tetsudō Kabushiki Kaisha) on 31 October 1939, as a 39.5 km (24.5 mi) line from Sinŭiju to Tasado Port via Yangsi, to provide the Oji Paper Company of Sinŭiju a means of shipping its products out via the port at Tasado, as the Yalu River freezes in winter. The Sinŭiju—Yangsi section of the line was transferred to the Chosen Government Railway on 1 April 1943 as the Yangsi Line. Yangsi Station was given its current name, Ryongch'ŏn Station, in July 1945.
After the partition of Korea the line was within the territory of the DPRK. It suffered considerable damage during the Korean War, including the destruction of the bridge west of Pukchung; this was rebuilt in September 1971, restoring service on the entirety of the line.
Services
At Pukchung the line serves the Pukchung Machine Complex factory, while beyond the station at the town of Tasado, it continues on to serve the Korean People's Navy base at Tasado Port. Coal, metal and metal products, fertilisers, agricultural products and materials required at the navy base are the major commodities shipped on the line.
There are five daily return commuter trains between Ryongch'ŏn and Tasado.
Route
A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.