Kumya Line

The Kŭmya Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Kŭmya on the P'yŏngra Line to P'ungnam.[1]

Kŭmya Line
Overview
Native name금야선 (金野線)
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
StatusOperational
LocaleSouth P'yŏngan
TerminiKŭmya
P'ungnam
Stations2
Operation
Opened1970s
OwnerKorean State Railway
Technical
Line length8.7 km (5.4 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Catenary
Route map
P'yŏngra Line to Rajin
0.0
 Kŭmya
quarry
8.7
 P'ungnam
P'yŏngra Line to P'yŏngyang
Kumya Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
금야선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationGeumya-seon
McCune–ReischauerKŭmya-sŏn

History

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

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 Kŭmya 금야 (金野) Yŏnghŭng 영흥 (永興) P'yŏngra Line
8.7 8.7 P'ungnam 풍남 (豊南)
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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

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