Unsan Line

Unsan Line
Overview
Native name 운산선(雲山線)
Type Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
Status Operational
Locale North P'yŏngan
Termini Puksinhyŏn
Samsan
Stations 7
Operation
Owner Korean State Railway
Operator(s) Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length 45 km (28 mi) (est.)
Number of tracks Single track
Track gauge 762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
Route map

Legend

 Manp'o Line
 0.0 Puksinhyŏn

Manp'o Line
 Ch'ŏngch'ŏn River
~6.5 Rohyŏn

~14.5 Sangsŏ

 ↑Hyangsan-gun/Unsan-gun↓
 ~22.0 Undaesan
~28.0 P'yŏngbuk Unsan
P'ongyangch'ŏn
~36.0 Pangŏ
 Kuryŏng River
 Kuryŏng River
~45.0 Samsan
Unsan Line
Chosŏn'gŭl 운산선
Hancha 雲山線
Revised Romanization Unsan-seon
McCune–Reischauer Unsan-sŏn

The Unsan Line is a former non-electrified narrow gauge line of the Korean State Railway in North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Puksinhyŏl-li, Hyangsan County on the Manp'o Line to Samsal-li, Unsan County.[1] It was originally opened by the Korean State Railway in the 1970s.[2]


Routes

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.

Distance Station Name (Transcribed) Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl) Connections
0.0 Puksinhyŏn 북신현 Manp'o Line
6.5 Rohyŏn 로현 Distance estimated.
14.5 Sangsŏ 상서 Distance estimated.
22.0 Undaesan 운대산 Distance estimated.
28.0 P'yŏngbuk Unsan 평북운산 Distance estimated.
36.0 Pangŏ 방어 Distance estimated.
45.0 Samsan 삼산 Distance estimated.

References

  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


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