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Unsan Line

Railway line in North Korea

Summary

Railway line in North Korea

Field	Value
box_width	auto
name	Unsan Line
native_name	운산선 (雲山線)
native_name_lang	ko
type	Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
status	Closed
locale	North P'yŏngan
start	Puksinhyŏn
end	Samsan
stations	7
open	1970s
close	1990s
owner	Korean State Railway
linelength	45 km (est.)
tracks	Single track
gauge
map	[[Image:DPRK-Unsan ng Line.png	300px]]
inline	1
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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.

History

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

Trains on the line were pulled by Czechoslovak-built 400 series 0-6-0T steam tank locomotives.

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.

Routes

A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified; a pink background indicates that section is narrow gauge; an orange background indicates that section is non-electrified narrow gauge.

Distance (km)	Station Name	Former Name	Total	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)
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

Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), {{ISBN. 978-4-10-303731-6
Choe, Un-sik, 한국의 전통 사회 운송 기구, {{ISBN. 978-89-7300-728-8
Huxtable, Nils, and Ziel, Ron, ''Steam Beneath the Red Star'' p 194, Amereon House, 1995, {{ISBN. 0-8488-0929-7
"North Korea December 2003".

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