The Kanggye Line is an electrified narrow-gauge line of the Korean State Railway in North Korea running from Kanggye on the Manp'o Line to Rangrim,[1] primarily hauling forest products.[2] An interesting feature of the line is a significant switchback west of Rangrim.

History

The Kanggye Line was built by the Korean State Railway in the late 1940s to aid in the construction of a hydroelectric dam on the Changjin River in the Rangrim mountains;[2] construction of the dam had been started by the Japanese in 1937.[3] Following an order issued in September 1999 by Kim Jong-il, electrification of the line at 1500 V DC was completed on 5 October 2000.[2]

Route

A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified; a pink background indicates that section is 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge; an orange background indicates that section is non-electrified narrow gauge.

Distance (km) Station Name Former Name
Total S2S Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Connections
0.0 0.0 Kanggye 강계 (江界) Manp'o Line
1.8 1.8 Nammun 남문 (南門)
4.9 3.1 Tŏkpu 덕부 (德部) Closed.
8.9 4.0 Hyangha 향하 (香河)
14.0 5.1 Sŭngbang 승방 (勝芳)
17.4 3.4 Kongbuk 공북 (公北)
21.6 4.2 O-il (1 May) 오일 (五一)
24.0 2.4 P'yŏngri 평리 (坪里)
28.4 4.4 Hwangp'o 황포 (黃浦)
33.5 5.1 Simrip'yŏng 십리평 (十里坪)
Sangsimrip'yŏng 상십리평 (上十里坪) Closed.
Adŭngnyŏng 아득령 (牙得嶺)
41.3 Upper Sinwŏn (Sangsinwŏn) 상신원 (上新院)
46.7 5.4 Lower Sinwŏn (Hasinwŏn) 하신원 (下新院)
56.8 10.1 Rangrim 랑림 (狼林) Tongmun'gŏri 동문거리 (東門巨里) Renamed 1953.

References

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ a b c "강계선" (in Korean). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  3. ^ 통합 검색 결과 : 북창화력발전연합기업소 (전체 82건) - 북한정보포털

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanggye_Line
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