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 name	구봉산선 (龜鳳山線)
Type	Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail Regional rail
Status	Operational
Locale	South P'yŏngan
Termini	Ch'ŏngch'ŏn'gang East Namhŭng
Stations	4
Operation
Opened	1970s
Owner	Korean State Railway
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length	12.2 km (7.6 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map 0.0 Ch'ŏngch'ŏn'gang→Maengjungri P'yŏngŭi Line 2.4 Songdo Namhŭng Line (bridge appx 15 m (49 ft)) (bridge appx 115 m (377 ft)) 8.5 Kubongsan Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk Line KPA February 20 Factory Anju Silicate Brick Factory 12.2 East Namhŭng

Kubongsan Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	구봉산선
Hancha	龜鳳山線
Revised Romanization	Gubongsan-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Kubongsan-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 Name		Former Name
Total	S2S	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)	Transcribed	Chosŏn'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)

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