Unha Line

The Unha Line is an electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in Manp'o city, Chagang Province, North Korea, running from Manp'o on the Manp'o Line to Unha.[1]

Unha Line
Overview
Native name	운하선 (運河線)
Type	Heavy rail, Regional rail, Freight rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Manp'o-si, Chagang
Termini	Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn Unha
Stations	3
Operation
Opened	1 February 1939
Owner	Chosen Government Railway (1939–1945) Korean State Railway (1945 to date)
Technical
Line length	6.5 km (4.0 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3000 V DC Catenary
Route map Pukbunaeryuk Line Manp'o Line Unha Line 299.8 Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn ←China~Yalu River~DPRK→ (bridge appx 595 m (1,952 ft)) Ji'an China Railway 3.0 Kuo (bridge appx 70 m (230 ft)) 6.5 Unha

Unha Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	운하선
Hancha	運河線
Revised Romanization	Unha-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Unha-sŏn

History

The Unha Line was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 February 1939, together with the final section of the Manp'o Line running from Kanggye to Manp'o.[2]

Route

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

Distance (km)		Station Name		Former Name
Total	S2S	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)	Connections
0.0	0.0	Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn	만포청년 (満浦青年)			Manp'o Line, Pukbunaeryuk Line
3.0	3.0	Kuo	구오 (九五)
6.5	3.5	Unha	운하 (運河)

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
2. 朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 3598, 19 January 1939 (in Japanese)