Kanggye Line

Kanggye Line
Overview
Native name	강계선(江界線)
Type	Heavy rail, Regional rail
Locale	Chagang
Termini	Kanggye Rangrim
Stations	13
Operation
Owner	Korean State Railway
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length	56.8 km (35.3 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
Electrification	3000 V DC Catenary
Route map Legend Manp'o Line Kanggye Sin'ganggye Manp'o Line Changja River 1.8 Nammun(Kanggye Tractor Factory) Tokpu Closed Namch'ŏn ↑Kanggye-si/Changgang-gun↓ 8.9 Hyangha Namch'ŏn 14.0 Sŭngbang Namch'ŏn Namch'ŏn 17.4 Kongbuk Namch'ŏn Namch'ŏn Namch'ŏn 21.6 O-il Namch'ŏn 24.0 P'yŏngri Closed 28.4 Hwangp'o 33.5 Simrip'yŏng Closed ↑Changgang-gun/Rangrim-gun↓ 41.3 Sangsinwŏn 46.7 Hasinwŏn Omandong 56.8 Rangrim

The Kanggye Line is an electrified narrow gauge line of the North Korean State Railway running from Kanggye on the Manp'o Line to Rangrim,^[1] primarily hauling forest products.^[2] An interesting feature of the line is a significant switchback west of Rangrim.

History

The Kanggye Line was built by the Korean State Railway in the late 1940s to aid in the construction of a hydroelectric dam on the Changjin River in the Rangrim mountains.^[2] Following an order issued in September 1999 by Kim Jong-il, electrification of the line was completed on 5 October 2000.^[2]

Route

A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified; a pink background indicates that section is 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge; an orange background indicates that section is non-electrified narrow gauge.

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