Kogonwon Line

Kogŏnwŏn Line
Overview
Native name고건원선(古乾原線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleKyŏngwon-gun, North Hamgyŏng
Termini
Stations5
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
Regional rail
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length20.4 km (12.7 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

Kogŏnwŏn Line
0.0
Singŏn
(bridge appx 455 m (1,493 ft))
(tunnel appx 275 m (902 ft))
3.9
Chŏngnam
coal mine
9.8
Kogŏnwŏn
(bridge appx 45 m (148 ft))
(bridge appx 25 m (82 ft))
20.4
Ryongsilli coal mine
12.3
Ryongbuk coal mine
Kogonwon Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
고건원선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationGogeonwonseon
McCune–ReischauerKogŏnwŏnsŏn

The Kogŏnwŏn Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in Kyŏngwon County, North Hamgyŏng Province, running from Singŏn on the Hambuk Line to Kogŏnwŏn.[1]

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