Unha Line Explained

Box Width:auto
Unha Line
Native Name:운하선 (運河線)
Native Name Lang:ko
Type:Heavy rail, Regional rail, Freight rail
Status:Operational
Locale:Manp'o-si, Chagang
Start:Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn
End:Unha
Stations:3
Open:1 February 1939
Owner:
Korean State Railway (1945 to date)
Linelength Km:6.5
Tracks:Single track
Electrification:3000 V DC Catenary
Context:north
Hangul:운하선
Mr:Unha-sŏn
Rr:Unha-seon

The Unha Line is an electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in Manp'o city, Chagang Province, North Korea, running from Manp'o on the Manp'o Line to Unha.[1]

History

The Unha Line was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 February 1939, together with the final section of the Manp'o Line running from Kanggye to Manp'o.[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
0.00.0Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn만포청년 (滿浦靑年)Manp'o Line, Pukbunaeryuk Line
3.03.0Kuo구오 (九五)
6.53.5Unha운하 (運河)

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō)
  2. 朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 3598, 19 January 1939 (in Japanese)