The Posan Line is an electrified freight-only railway line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea from Kangsŏ at the junction of the P'yŏngnam and Taean Lines, to Posan.[1]
Services
The April 13 Ironworks at Posan produces pig iron, all of which is shipped to the Ch'ŏllima Steel Complex a short distance away at Kangsŏn on the P'yŏngnam Line, whilst using raw materials received from all over the western part of the country.[2]
Route
A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.
Distance (km) | Station Name | Former Name | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | S2S | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Connections |
0.0 | 0.0 | Kangsŏ | 강서 (江西) | Kiyang | 기양 (岐陽) | Taean Line, P'yŏngnam Line |
5.0 | 5.0 | Posan | 보산 (保山) |
References
- ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
- ^ Staff. "4월13일제철소(四月十三日製鐵所) (in Korean)". Retrieved 14 December 2016.