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Kangdŏk Line
The Kangdŏk Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the North Korean Korean State Railway, State Railway running from Namgangdok Station, Namgangdŏk on the Pyongra Line, P'yŏngra Line to Susong Station, Susŏng on the Hambuk Line.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), Chongjin Chochajang, Ch'ŏngjin Choch'ajang, Chongjin, Ch'ŏngjin's large marshalling yard, is located on this line. History The first rail line to reach Susŏng was the Chongjin Chongnyon Station, Ch'ŏngjin−Changpyong Station, Ch'angp'yŏng section of the Hamgyong Line, Hamgyŏng Line, opened by the Chosen Government Railway (''Sentetsu'') on 5 November 1916. On 31 July 1917, the management of Sentetsu was transferred from the Railway Bureau of the Governor-General of Korea, Government-General of Korea to the South Manchuria Railway (''Mantetsu''). Under Mantetsu management, construction of the Hamgyŏng Line was accelerated, and to handle increasing freight traffic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passenger Rail Terminology
Various terms are used for passenger railway lines and equipment; the usage of these terms differs substantially between areas: Rapid transit A rapid transit system is an electric railway characterized by high speed (~) and rapid acceleration. It uses passenger railcars operating singly or in multiple unit trains on fixed rails. It operates on separate rights-of-way from which all other vehicular and foot traffic are excluded (i.e. is fully grade-separated from other traffic). It uses sophisticated signaling systems, and high platform loading. Originally, the term ''rapid transit'' was used in the 1800s to describe new forms of quick urban public transportation that had a right-of-way separated from street traffic. This set rapid transit apart from horsecars, trams, streetcars, omnibuses, and other forms of public transport. A variant of the term, ''mass rapid transit (MRT)'', is also used for metro systems in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. Though the term was almost alway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
