Kanggye Line

The Kanggye Line is an electrified narrow-gauge line of the Korean State Railway in North Korea running from Kanggye on the Manp'o Line to Rangrim,[1] primarily hauling forest products.[2] An interesting feature of the line is a significant switchback west of Rangrim.

Kanggye Line
Overview
Native name강계선(江界線)
TypeHeavy rail, Regional rail
LocaleChagang
TerminiKanggye
Rangrim
Stations13
Operation
Opened1948
OwnerKorean State Railway
Technical
Line length56.8 km (35.3 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
Electrification1500 V DC Catenary
Route map
Manp'o Line to Manp'o
Changja River
0.0
 Kanggye
Pukch'ŏn River
Sin'ganggye
Manp'o Line to Sunch'ŏn
Changja River
(bridge appx 255 m (837 ft))
Namch'ŏn
(bridge appx 70 m (230 ft))
factory; engine shops
1.8
 Nammun
Kanggye Tractor Factory
Kanggye Tractor Factory
4.9
 Tokpu
Closed
(bridge appx 75 m (246 ft))
(bridge appx 30 m (98 ft))
8.9
 Hyangha
(bridge appx 55 m (180 ft))
Kanggye Ch'ŏngnyŏn Power Station
14.0
 Sŭngbang
(bridge appx 45 m (148 ft))
(bridge appx 90 m (300 ft))
17.4
 Kongbuk
(bridge appx 50 m (160 ft))
(bridge appx 50 m (160 ft))
(bridge appx 75 m (246 ft))
21.6
 O-il
(bridge appx 45 m (148 ft))
24.0
 P'yŏngri
Closed
28.4
 Hwangp'o
switchback
33.5
 Simrip'yŏng
(bridge appx 45 m (148 ft))
Namch'ŏn
 Sangsimrip'yŏng
Closed
41.3
 Sangsinwŏn
46.7
 Hasinwŏn
(bridge appx 70 m (230 ft))
(bridge appx 55 m (180 ft))
56.9
 Rangrim
Kanggye Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
강계선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationGanggye-seon
McCune–ReischauerKanggye-sŏn

History

The Kanggye Line was built by the Korean State Railway in the late 1940s to aid in the construction of a hydroelectric dam on the Changjin River in the Rangrim mountains;[2] construction of the dam had been started by the Japanese in 1937.[3] Following an order issued in September 1999 by Kim Jong-il, electrification of the line at 1500 V DC was completed on 5 October 2000.[2]

Route

A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified; a pink background indicates that section is 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge; an orange background indicates that section is non-electrified narrow gauge.

Distance (km)Station NameFormer Name
TotalS2STranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)TranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)Connections
0.0 0.0 Kanggye 강계 (江界) Manp'o Line
1.8 1.8 Nammun 남문 (南門)
4.9 3.1 Tŏkpu 덕부 (德部) Closed.
8.9 4.0 Hyangha 향하 (香河)
14.0 5.1 Sŭngbang 승방 (勝芳)
17.4 3.4 Kongbuk 공북 (公北)
21.6 4.2 O-il (1 May) 오일 (五一)
24.0 2.4 P'yŏngri 평리 (坪里)
28.4 4.4 Hwangp'o 황포 (黃浦)
33.5 5.1 Simrip'yŏng 십리평 (十里坪)
Sangsimrip'yŏng 상십리평 (上十里坪) Closed.
Adukhyŏng 아둑형 (牙得峴)
41.3 Upper Sinwŏn (Sangsinwŏn) 상신원 (上新院)
46.7 5.4 Lower Sinwŏn (Hasinwŏn) 하신원 (下新院)
56.8 10.1 Rangrim 랑림 (狼林) Tongmun'gŏri 동문거리 (東門巨里) Renamed 1953.
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References
  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Index?contents_id=E0000983 Encyclopedia of Korean Culture - 강계선
  3. 통합 검색 결과 : 북창화력발전연합기업소 (전체 82건) - 북한정보포털

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