Posan Line Explained

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Posan Line
Native Name:보산선 (保山線)
Native Name Lang:ko
Type:Heavy rail, Freight rail
Status:Operational
Locale:South P'yŏngan
Start:Kangso
End:Posan
Stations:2
Owner:Korean State Railway
Operator:Korean State Railway
Linelength Km:6.8
Tracks:Single track
Electrification:3000 V DC Catenary
Context:north
Hangul:보산선
Mr:Posan-sŏn
Rr:Bosan-seon

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
0.00.0Kangsŏ강서 (江西)Kiyang기양 (岐陽)Taean Line, P'yŏngnam Line
5.05.0Posan보산 (保山)

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō)
  2. Web site: 4월13일제철소(四月十三日製鐵所) (in Korean). Staff. 14 December 2016.