Husan Line

Husan Line
Overview
Native name후산선 (後山線)
StatusOperational
OwnerChosen Government Railway (<1937–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleNamp'o-t'ŭkpyŏlsi, South P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations2
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
History
Openedbefore 1937
Technical
Line length3.7 km (2.3 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

0.0
Husan
3.7
Yangmak
granite quarry
granite quarry
Husan Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
후산선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationHusan-seon
McCune–ReischauerHusan-sŏn

The Husan Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge freight-only secondary line of the Korean State Railway located entirely within Namp'o Special City, South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Husan on the Ryonggang Line to Yangmak.[1]

The Husan Line runs 3.7 km (2.3 mi) along the west side of the Ryongho Reservoir to serve a number of industries around Yangmak. The industrial trackage continues for a ways beyond Yangmak to the Yangmak granite quarry.

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