Songrim Line

Songrim Line
Overview
Other name(s)Kyŏmip'o Line 겸이포선 (兼二浦線)
Native name송림선 (松林線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleNorth Hwanghae
Termini
Stations4 (incl. Songrim Hwamul)
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
History
Opened1 April 1908
Technical
Line length14.2 km (8.8 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Overhead line
Hwangju-Changch'ŏlli
Route map

km
0.0
Hwangju
(
bridge approximately
30 m (98 ft)
)
6.7
Changch'ŏlli
(
bridge approximately
45 m (148 ft)
)
KPA coal facility
11.3
Songrim Ch'ŏngnyŏn
mine
Songrim Port
Songrim Port
14.2
Songrim Hwamul
1.8
underground facility
fuel dump
Songrim Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
송림선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationSongnim-seon
McCune–ReischauerSongrim-sŏn

The Songrim Line is a partially electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South Hwanghae Province, North Korea, running from Hwangju on the P'yŏngbu Line to Songrim.[1]

The line continues past Songrim Ch'ŏngnyŏn Station to the freight-only Songrim Hwamul Station and the Hwanghae Iron & Steel Complex.

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