Hoeam Line

Hoeam Line
Overview
Other name(s)Ao Line (아오선 (阿梧線))
Obong Line (오봉선(梧鳳線))
Native name회암선(灰岩線)
StatusOperational
OwnerChosen Coal Industry Co. Railway (1938–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleNorth Hamgyŏng
Termini
Stations4
Service
TypeHeavy rail,
Regional rail, Freight rail
History
Opened9 September 1938 (Aoji−Hoeam)
14 September 1942 (Hoeam−Obong)
Technical
Line length10.4 km (6.5 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

Hoeam Line
0.0
Haksong
Ryongyŏl-lodongjagu
5.9
Hoeam
(bridge appx 180 m (590 ft))
7.5
Ŭndŏk
coal mine
(bridge appx 195 m (640 ft))
10.4
Obong coal mine
Closed
Hoeam Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
회암선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationHoeam-seon
McCune–ReischauerHoeam-sŏn

The Hoeam Line is a 10.4 km (6.5 mi) non-electrified secondary line of the Korean State Railway in Kyŏnghŭng County, North Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, running from Haksong on the Hambuk Line to Obong.[1]

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p. 93 ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6