Kanggye Line

Kanggye Line
Overview
Native name강계선(江界線)
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleChagang
Termini
  • Kanggye
  • Rangrim
Stations13
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Regional rail
History
Opened1948
Technical
Line length56.8 km (35.3 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
Electrification1500 V DC Catenary
Route map

Manp'o Line to Manp'o
0.0
Kanggye
Sin'ganggye
Manp'o Line to Sunch'ŏn
(bridge appx 255 m (837 ft))
(bridge appx 70 m (230 ft))
factory; engine shops
1.8
Nammun
4.9
Tokpu
Closed
(bridge appx 75 m (246 ft))
(bridge appx 30 m (98 ft))
8.9
Hyangha
(bridge appx 55 m (180 ft))
14.0
Sŭngbang
(bridge appx 45 m (148 ft))
(bridge appx 90 m (300 ft))
17.4
Kongbuk
(bridge appx 50 m (160 ft))
(bridge appx 50 m (160 ft))
(bridge appx 75 m (246 ft))
21.6
O-il
(bridge appx 45 m (148 ft))
24.0
P'yŏngri
Closed
28.4
Hwangp'o
switchback
33.5
Simrip'yŏng
(bridge appx 45 m (148 ft))
Sangsimrip'yŏng
Closed
41.3
Sangsinwŏn
46.7
Hasinwŏn
(bridge appx 70 m (230 ft))
(bridge appx 55 m (180 ft))
56.9
Rangrim
Kanggye Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
강계선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationGanggye-seon
McCune–ReischauerKanggye-sŏn

The Kanggye Line is an electrified narrow-gauge line of the Korean State Railway in North Korea 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.

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ "강계선" (in Korean). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Retrieved 2021-02-02.