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Railway line in North Korea
Kŭmya Line
Overview
Native name금야선 (金野線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleSouth P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations2
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
History
Opened1970s
Technical
Line length8.7 km (5.4 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Catenary
Route map

Legend
P'yŏngra Line to Rajin
0.0 Kŭmya
quarry
8.7 P'ungnam
P'yŏngra Line to P'yŏngyang
Kumya Line
Chosŏn'gŭl금야선
Hancha金野線
Revised RomanizationGeumya-seon
McCune–ReischauerKŭmya-sŏn

The Kŭmya Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Kŭmya on the P'yŏngra Line to P'ungnam.

History

This line was opened by the Korean State Railway in the 1970s.

Route

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

Distance (km) Station Name Former Name
Total S2S Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Connections
0.0 0.0 Kŭmya 금야 (金野) Yŏnghŭng 영흥 (永興) P'yŏngra Line
8.7 8.7 P'ungnam 풍남 (豊南)

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, pp. 114
Kŭmya Line
Mainline

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