Pongsan Line

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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]

Native name봉산선 (鳳山線)
StatusOperational
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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))
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Hangul
봉산선
Hanja
鳳山線
RRBongsanseon
MRPongsansŏn
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Pongsan Line
Hangul
봉산선
Hanja
鳳山線
RRBongsanseon
MRPongsansŏn
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Services

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

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

More information Distance (km), Station Name ...
Distance (km)Station NameFormer Name
TotalS2STranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)TranscribedChosŏn'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)
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