Kanggye Line

Kanggye Line

Overview

Native name

강계선(江界線)

Owner

Korean State Railway

Locale

Termini

Kanggye
Rangrim

Stations

13

Service

Type

Heavy rail, Regional rail

History

Opened

1948

Technical

Line length

56.8 km (35.3 mi)

Number of tracks

762 mm (2 ft 6 in)

Electrification

1500 V DC Catenary

Route map

					Manp'o Line to Manp'o
					Changja River


				0.0	Kanggye
					Pukch'ŏn River

					Sin'ganggye
					Manp'o Line to Sunch'ŏn
					Changja River
					(bridge appx 255 m (837 ft))
					Namch'ŏn

					(bridge appx 70 m (230 ft))
					factory; engine shops
				1.8	Nammun

					Kanggye Tractor Factory
					Kanggye Tractor Factory

				4.9	Tokpu	Closed

					(bridge appx 75 m (246 ft))
					(bridge appx 30 m (98 ft))

				8.9	Hyangha

					(bridge appx 55 m (180 ft))

					Kanggye Ch'ŏngnyŏn Power Station
				14.0	Sŭngbang

					(bridge appx 45 m (148 ft))

					(bridge appx 90 m (300 ft))

				17.4	Kongbuk



					(bridge appx 50 m (160 ft))
					(bridge appx 50 m (160 ft))
					(bridge appx 75 m (246 ft))
				21.6	O-il
					(bridge appx 45 m (148 ft))

				24.0	P'yŏngri	Closed

				28.4	Hwangp'o

					switchback


				33.5	Simrip'yŏng
					(bridge appx 45 m (148 ft))
					Namch'ŏn
					Sangsimrip'yŏng	Closed
				41.3	Sangsinwŏn
				46.7	Hasinwŏn



					(bridge appx 70 m (230 ft))
					(bridge appx 55 m (180 ft))
				56.9	Rangrim

Kanggye Line
Hangul	강계선
Hanja	江界線
RR	Ganggyeseon
MR	Kanggyesŏn

The Kanggye Line is an electrified narrow-gauge line of the Korean State Railway in North Korea running from Kanggye on the Manp'o Line to Rangrim, primarily hauling forest products. An interesting feature of the line is a significant switchback west of Rangrim.