Ryonggang Line

Ryonggang Line
Overview
Native name	룡강선(龍岡線)
Type	Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail Regional rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Namp'o-t'ŭkpyŏlsi, South P'yŏngan
Termini	Ryonggang Mayŏng
Stations	5
Operation
Opened	<1937
Owner	Korean State Railway
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length	18.3 km (11.4 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map 0.0 Mayŏngmine 3.6 Ryongwŏl Husan Line 7.4 Husan Ryongho Reservoir 12.8 Ryongho 18.3 Ryonggang P'yŏngnam Line to P'yŏngyang P'yŏngnam Line to Namp'o

The Ryonggang Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway located entirely within Namp'o Special City, South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Ryonggang on the P'yŏngnam Line to Mayŏng.^[1] The line connects to the Husan Line to Yangmak at Husan.^[1]

History

The Ryonggang Line was originally opened as the Yonggang Line by the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu) prior to 1937.^[2]

Services

A local train, 734, operates on the entirety of this line from Mayŏng to Ryonggang, continuing on to Kangsŏ on the P'yŏngnam Line; the return trip is train number 733^[1]

Most freight on the line is outbound from a mine at Mayŏng and a granite quarry on the Husan Line.

Route

A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.

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