Unsan Line

The Unsan Line is a former non-electrified narrow gauge line of the Korean State Railway in North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Puksinhyŏl-li, Hyangsan County on the Manp'o Line to Samsal-li, Unsan County.[1]

Unsan Line
Overview
Native name	운산선 (雲山線)
Type	Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail Regional rail
Status	Closed
Locale	North P'yŏngan
Termini	Puksinhyŏn Samsan
Stations	7
Operation
Opened	1970s
Closed	1990s
Owner	Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length	45 km (28 mi) (est.)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
Route map 0.0 Puksinhyŏn Manp'o Line Ch'ŏngch'ŏn River (bridge appx 360 m (1,180 ft)) ~6.5 Rohyŏn Closed ~14.5 Sangsŏ Closed ~22.0 Undaesan Closed ~28.0 P'yŏngbuk Unsan Closed P'ongyangch'ŏn ~36.0 Pangŏ Closed Kuryŏng River ~45.0 Samsan Closed

for the standard gauge line, see Ŭnsan Line

Unsan Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	운산선
Hancha	雲山線
Revised Romanization	Unsan-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Unsan-sŏn

History

The Unsan Line was originally opened by the Korean State Railway in the 1970s;[2] it was closed some time in the 1990s.

Trains on the line were pulled by Czechoslovakian-built 400 series 0-6-0T steam tank locomotives.[3]

Routes

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 Name		Former Name
Total	S2S	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)	Connections
0.0	0.0	Puksinhyŏn	북신현 (北薪峴)			Manp'o Line
6.5	6.5	Rohyŏn	로현 (蘆峴)			Distance estimated.
14.5	8.0	Sangsŏ	상서 (上西)			Distance estimated.
22.0	7.5	Undaesan	운대산 (雲台山)			Distance estimated.
28.0	6.0	P'yŏngbuk Unsan	평북운산 (平北雲山)			Distance estimated.
36.0	8.0	Pang'ŏ	방어 (防禦)			Distance estimated.
45.0	9.0	Samsan	삼산 (三山)			Distance estimated.

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
3. Huxtable, Nils, and Ziel, Ron, Steam Beneath the Red Star p 194, Amereon House, 1995, ISBN 0-8488-0929-7