Posan Line

Railway line in North Korea
4 ft 8+12 in) standard gaugeElectrification3000 V DC Catenary
Route map

Legend
P'yŏngnam Line
Posan Line
Taean Line
0.0
Kangsŏ
Kŭmsŏng Tractor Factory
5.0
Posan
April 13 Ironworks
Posan town
6.8
Posan docks
Taedong River
Posan Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
보산선
Hancha
保山線
Revised RomanizationBosan-seon
McCune–ReischauerPosan-sŏn

The Posan Line is an electrified freight-only railway line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea from Kangsŏ at the junction of the P'yŏngnam and Taean Lines, to Posan.[1]

Services

The April 13 Ironworks at Posan produces pig iron, all of which is shipped to the Ch'ŏllima Steel Complex a short distance away at Kangsŏn on the P'yŏngnam Line, whilst using raw materials received from all over the western part of the country.[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 Kangsŏ 강서 (江西) Kiyang 기양 (岐陽) Taean Line, P'yŏngnam Line
5.0 5.0 Posan 보산 (保山)

References

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ Staff. "4월13일제철소(四月十三日製鐵所) (in Korean)". Retrieved 14 December 2016.
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