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Ryonggang Line

Ryonggang Line
Overview
Native name룡강선(龍岡線)
StatusOperational
OwnerChosen Government Railway (1937–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleNamp'o-t'ŭkpyŏlsi, South P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations5
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
History
Opened<1937
Technical
Line length18.3 km (11.4 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map

Legend
18.3
 Mayŏng
mine
(bridge appx 25 m (82 ft))
(bridge appx 15 m (49 ft))
(bridge appx 20 m (66 ft))
14.6
 Ryongwŏl
Husan Line
(bridge appx 25 m (82 ft))
10.8
 Husan
(bridge appx 20 m (66 ft))
(bridge appx 25 m (82 ft))
(bridge appx 30 m (98 ft))
0.9
5.5
 Ryongho
(bridge appx 40 m (130 ft))
(bridge appx 25 m (82 ft))
18.3
 Ryonggang
(bridge appx 40 m (130 ft))
P'yŏngnam Line to P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngnam Line to Namp'o
Ryonggang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
룡강선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationRyonggang-seon
McCune–ReischauerRyonggang-sŏn

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]

  1. ^ a b Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6

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