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Mapyong Line
The Map'yŏng Line is a non-electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in Taechon County, T'aech'ŏn County, North Pyongan Province, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Parwon Station, P'arwŏn on the Chongnyon Parwon Line, Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line to Hwonhwa Station, Hwŏnhwa.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) The line formerly continued from Hwŏnhwa to past the site of the Nyongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center, T'aech'ŏn nuclear reactor, but that section was abandoned after construction of the reactor was halted in 1994; the line had also continued further on to Map'yŏng to assist with the construction of the large Taechon Dam, Taech'ŏn No. 2 Hydroelectric Power Station further up the Taeryong River, Taeryŏng River. Route A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified. References Railway lines in North Korea Standard gauge railways in North K ... [...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] |
