Kobi Line

Kobi Line
Overview
Native name고비선 (高飛線)
StatusOperational
OwnerChosen Government Railway (1934–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleP'yŏngyang-tŭkp'yŏlsi;
North Hwanghae
Termini
Stations4
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
History
Opened1 November 1934
Technical
Line length14.5 km (9.0 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Catenary
Route map

Kobi Line
0.0
Ripsŏngri
3.6
6.2
Sinsŭngho
coal mine
(tunnel appx 100 m (330 ft))
Samchŏng
12.4
Tokgol
coal mine
(bridge appx 60 m (200 ft))
14.5
Kobi
coal mine
Kobi Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
고비선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationGobi-seon
McCune–ReischauerKobi-sŏn

The Kobi Line is an electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in P'yŏngyang and in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea, running from Ripsŏngri on the P'yŏngdŏk Line to Kobi, with a branch to Namsan.[1]

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6