The Pongsan Line is an electrified freight-only railway line of the Korean State Railway in Pongsan County, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea, running from Pongsan on the P'yŏngbu Line to West Pongsan,[1]

Pongsan Line
Overview
Native name봉산선 (鳳山線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocalePongsan-gun
North Hwanghae
Termini
Stations2
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

P'yŏngbu Line
Pongsan Line
to P'yŏngyang
February 8 Cement Complex
2.5
West Pongsan
(bridge appx 65 m (213 ft))
0.0
Pongsan
(bridge appx 270 m (890 ft))
to Kaesŏng
(bridge appx 50 m (160 ft))
(bridge appx 35 m (115 ft))
(bridge appx 35 m (115 ft))
(bridge appx 55 m (180 ft))
Pongsan Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
봉산선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationBongsan-seon
McCune–ReischauerPongsan-sŏn

Services edit

The February 8 Cement Complex, one of the largest cement factories in North Korea, is located at West Pongsan.[2] Much of the outbound traffic is cement destined for Kangdong on the P'yŏngdŏk Line,[3] and for export via Haeju Port on the Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line.[4]

Route edit

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 Pongsan 봉산 (鳳山) Madong 마동 (馬洞) P'yŏngbu Line
2.5 2.5 West Pongsan
(Sŏbongsan)
서봉산 (西鳳山)

References edit

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ "평부선 – North Korea Geographic Information: Transportation Geography - P'yŏngbu Line". terms.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  3. ^ "평덕선 – North Korea Geographic Information: Transportation Geography - P'yŏngdŏk Line". terms.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  4. ^ "황해청년선 – North Korea Geographic Information: Transportation Geography - Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line". terms.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-12-29.