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-ri, Unsan County.[1]

Unsan Line
Overview
Native name운산선 (雲山線)
StatusClosed
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleNorth P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations7
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
History
Opened1970s
Closed1990s
Technical
Line length45 km (28 mi) (est.)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
Route map

0.0
Puksinhyŏn
(bridge appx 360 m (1,180 ft))
~6.5
Rohyŏn
Closed
~14.5
Sangsŏ
Closed
~22.0
Undaesan
Closed
~28.0
P'yŏngbuk Unsan
Closed
~36.0
Pangŏ
Closed
~45.0
Samsan
Closed
Unsan Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
운산선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationUnsan-seon
McCune–ReischauerUnsan-sŏn

History

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

Trains on the line were pulled by Czechoslovakian-built 400 series 0-6-0T steam tank locomotives.[3]

By December 2003, there was little that remained of the line, with only the bridge abutments leaving Puksinhyon station being visible and no buildings or locomotives seen.[4]

Routes

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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 (km) Station Name Former Name
Total S2S Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Transcribed 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

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  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
  3. ^ Huxtable, Nils, and Ziel, Ron, Steam Beneath the Red Star p 194, Amereon House, 1995, ISBN 0-8488-0929-7
  4. ^ "North Korea December 2003". Archived from the original on 2006-10-08.