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Kubongsan Line

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Kubongsan Line
Overview
Native name구봉산선 (龜鳳山線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleSouth P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations4
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
History
Opened1970s
Technical
Line length12.2 km (7.6 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

0.0
Ch'ŏngch'ŏn'gang→Maengjungri P'yŏngŭi Line
2.4
Songdo
(bridge appx 15 m (49 ft))
(bridge appx 115 m (377 ft))
8.5
Kubongsan
12.2
East Namhŭng
Kubongsan Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
구봉산선
Hancha
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

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The line was opened by the Korean State Railway in the 1970s.[2]

Services

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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

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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

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  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