Kogonwon Line

The Kogŏnwŏn Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in Kyŏngwon County, North Hamgyŏng Province, running from Singŏn on the Hambuk Line to Kogŏnwŏn.^[1]

Kogŏnwŏn Line
Overview
Native name	고건원선(古乾原線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Korean State Railway
Locale	Kyŏngwon-gun, North Hamgyŏng
Termini	Singŏn Ryongsilli
Stations	5
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Freight rail Regional rail
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length	20.4 km (12.7 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map Legend Hambuk Line Kogŏnwŏn Line 0.0 Singŏn (bridge appx 455 m (1,493 ft)) (tunnel appx 275 m (902 ft)) 3.9 Chŏngnam coal mine 9.8 Kogŏnwŏn (bridge appx 45 m (148 ft)) (bridge appx 25 m (82 ft)) 20.4 Ryongsilli coal mine 12.3 Ryongbuk coal mine

Kogonwon Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	고건원선
Hancha	古乾原線
Revised Romanization	Gogeonwonseon
McCune–Reischauer	Kogŏnwŏnsŏn

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	Singŏn	신건 (新乾)			Hambuk Line
3.9	3.9	Chŏngnam	정남 (鍾南)			Flag stop.
9.8	5.9	Kogŏnwŏn	고건원 (古乾原)
12.3	2.5	Ryongbuk	룡북 (龍北)			Coal mine loading facility.
20.4	8.1	Ryongsilli	룡신리 (龍新里)			Coal mine loading facility.

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6