Kubongsan Line

Railway line in North Korea
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map

Legend
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 RomanizationGubongsan-seon
McCune–ReischauerKubongsan-sŏn

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]

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 (淸川江) P'yŏngŭi Line
2.4 2.4 Songdo 송도 (松道) Namhŭng Line
8.5 6.1 Kubongsan 구봉산 (龜鳳山) 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
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Kubongsan Line
Mainline
  • Ch'ŏngch'ŏn'gang
  • Songdo
  • Kubongsan
  • East Namhŭng