Kubongsan Line

The Kubongsan Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Ch'ŏngch'ŏn'gang on the P'yŏngŭi Line to East Namhŭng.[1]

Kubongsan Line
Overview
Native name구봉산선 (龜鳳山線)
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
StatusOperational
LocaleSouth P'yŏngan
TerminiCh'ŏngch'ŏn'gang
East Namhŭng
Stations4
Operation
Opened1970s
OwnerKorean State Railway
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length12.2 km (7.6 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Route map

0.0
Ch'ŏngch'ŏn'gang→Maengjungri P'yŏngŭi Line
2.4
Songdo
(bridge appx 15 m (49 ft))
(bridge appx 115 m (377 ft))
8.5
Kubongsan
KPA February 20 Factory
Anju Silicate Brick Factory
12.2
East Namhŭng
Kubongsan Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
구봉산선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationGubongsan-seon
McCune–ReischauerKubongsan-sŏn

History

The line was opened by the Korean State Railway in the 1970s.[2]

Services

The line serves the February 20 Factory of the Korean People's Army near Kubongsan, as well as the Anju Silicate Brick Factory (안주씨리카트벽돌공장, Anju Ssirik'at'ŭ Pyŏktol Kongjang) adjacent to East Namhŭng Station. The brick factory was opened in December 1986.

Route

A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.

Distance (km)Station NameFormer Name
TotalS2STranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)TranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)Connections
0.0 0.0 Ch'ŏngch'ŏn'gang 청천강 (清川江) P'yŏngŭi Line
2.4 2.4 Songdo 송도 (松道) Namhŭng Line
8.5 6.1 Kubongsan 구봉산 (亀鳳山) Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk Line
12.2 3.7 East Namhŭng (Tongnamhŭng) 동남흥 (東南興) Ryonghŭng 령흥 (龍興)
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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. Choe, Un-sik, 한국의 전통 사회 운송 기구, ISBN 978-89-7300-728-8, pp. 114-115

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