Unsan Line

Unsan Line
Overview
Native name 운산선 (雲山線)
Type Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
Status Closed
Locale North P'yŏngan
Termini Puksinhyŏn
Samsan
Stations 7
Operation
Opened 1970s
Closed 1990s
Owner Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length 45 km (28 mi) (est.)
Number of tracks Single track
Track gauge 762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
Route map
0.0 PuksinhyŏnManp'o Line
Ch'ŏngch'ŏn River
~6.5 Rohyŏn Closed
~14.5 Sangsŏ Closed
~22.0 Undaesan Closed
~28.0 P'yŏngbuk Unsan Closed
P'ongyangch'ŏn
~36.0 Pangŏ Closed
Kuryŏng River
~45.0 Samsan Closed

for the standard gauge line, see Ŭnsan Line

Unsan Line
Chosŏn'gŭl 운산선
Hancha 雲山線
Revised Romanization Unsan-seon
McCune–Reischauer Unsan-sŏn

The Unsan Line is a former non-electrified narrow gauge line of the Korean State Railway in North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Puksinhyŏl-li, Hyangsan County on the Manp'o Line to Samsal-li, Unsan County.[1]

History

The Unsan Line was originally opened by the Korean State Railway in the 1970s;[2] it was closed some time in the 1990s.

Routes

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
(Total; km)		 Distance
(S2S; km)		 Station Name
(Transcribed)		 Station Name
(Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja))		 Former Name
(Transcribed)		 Former Name
(Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja))		 Connections
0.0 0.0 Puksinhyŏn 북신현 (北薪峴) Manp'o Line
6.5 6.5 Rohyŏn 로현 (蘆峴) Distance estimated.
14.5 8.0 Sangsŏ 상서 (上西) Distance estimated.
22.0 7.5 Undaesan 운대산 (雲台山) Distance estimated.
28.0 6.0 P'yŏngbuk Unsan 평북운산 (平北雲山) Distance estimated.
36.0 8.0 Pang'ŏ 방어 (防禦) Distance estimated.
45.0 9.0 Samsan 삼산 (三山) Distance estimated.

References

  1. ↑ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ↑ Choe, Un-sik, 한국의 전통 사회 운송 기구, ISBN 978-89-7300-728-8


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