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Ryonggang Line

Railway line in North Korea

Summary

Railway line in North Korea

Field	Value
box_width	auto
name	Ryonggang Line
native_name	룡강선(龍岡線)
native_name_lang	ko
type	Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
status	Operational
locale	Namp'o-t'ŭkpyŏlsi, South P'yŏngan
start	Ryonggang
end	Mayŏng
stations	5
open
owner	Chosen Government Railway (1937–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
operator	Korean State Railway
linelength_km	18.3
tracks	Single track
gauge
map	[[Image:DPRK-Ryonggang Line.png	300px]]
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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. The line connects to the Husan Line to Yangmak at Husan.

History

The Ryonggang Line was originally opened as the Yonggang Line by the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu) prior to 1937.

Services

Freight

Most freight on the line is outbound from a mine at Mayŏng and a granite quarry on the Husan Line.

Passenger

A local train, 734, operates on the entirety of this line from Mayŏng to Ryonggang, continuing on to Kangsŏ on the P'yŏngnam Line, with a scheduled travel time of two hours fifteen minutes according to the 2002 timetable; the return trip is train number 733, taking two hours to make the trip.

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)
0.0	0.0	Ryonggang	룡강 (龍岡)	Chinjidong	진지동 (眞池洞)	P'yŏngnam Line
5.5	5.5	Ryongho	룡호 (龍湖)
10.8	5.3	Husan	후산 (後山)			Husan Line
14.6	3.8	Ryongwŏl	령월 (龍月)
18.3	3.7	Mayŏng	마영 (麻永)

References

Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), {{ISBN. 978-4-10-303731-6
Japanese Government Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在(The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937), Kawaguchi Printing Company, Tokyo, p. 486

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