Kubongsan Line Explained

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Kubongsan Line
Native Name:구봉산선 (龜鳳山線)
Native Name Lang:ko
Type:Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
Status:Operational
Locale:South P'yŏngan
Start:Ch'ŏngch'ŏn'gang
End:East Namhŭng
Stations:4
Open:1970s
Owner:Korean State Railway
Operator:Korean State Railway
Linelength Km:12.2
Tracks:Single track
Context:north
Hangul:구봉산선
Mr:Kubongsan-sŏn
Rr:Gubongsan-seon

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
0.00.0Ch'ŏngch'ŏn'gang청천강 (淸川江)P'yŏngŭi Line
2.42.4Songdo송도 (松道)Namhŭng Line
8.56.1Kubongsan구봉산 (龜鳳山)Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk Line
12.23.7East Namhŭng (Tongnamhŭng)동남흥 (東南興)Ryonghŭng령흥 (龍興)

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),
  2. Choe, Un-sik, 한국의 전통 사회 운송 기구,, pp. 114-115