Kobi Line
{{Short description|Railway line in North Korea}}
{{Infobox rail line
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| name = Kobi Line
| other_name =
| native_name = 고비선 (高飛線)
| native_name_lang = ko
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| type = Heavy rail, Freight rail
| system =
| status = Operational
| locale = P'yŏngyang-tŭkp'yŏlsi;
North Hwanghae
| start = Ripsŏngri
| end = Kobi
| stations = 4
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| open = 1 November 1934
| close =
| owner = Chosen Government Railway (1934–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
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| linelength_km = 14.5
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| tracks = Single track
| gauge = {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
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|electrification = 3000 V DC Catenary
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{{routemap
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| map=
\\\\\\\\uSTRq~~ ~~ ~~P'yŏngdŏk Line
\\\\\\\\STRq~~ ~~ ~~Kobi Line
ELCa\uCONTgq\exSTR+r!~uSTRq\uSTRq!~lELC\uSTRq!~STR+l\uSTRq!~KBHFeq\uSTRq!~lELC\uCONTfq\~~0.0~~Ripsŏngri
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BL\\exSTR\RP1\STR\\\\
BL\\exSTRl\RP1!~exBUEq\eABZg+r\\\\
BL\\\RP1\eHST\\\\~~3.6~~
BL\\\RP1\STR\RP1+l\RP1q\RP1q\
BL\\\RP1l\SKRZ-G1BUE\RP1wRP1\\\
BL\\\\STR\RP1\\\
BL\\\RP1+l\SKRZ-G1BUE\RP1rf\\\
BL\\\RP1\STR\\\\
BL\\\RP1eRP1\SKRZ-G1BUE\RP1q\RP1q\RP1q\
BL\\\RP1\BST\\\\WORKS~~6.2~~Sinsŭngho~~coal mine
BL\\RP1+l\RP1rf\tSTRa\\\\
BL\\RP1l\RP1q\tSTR!~RP1q\RP1+r\\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|100|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\tSTRe\RP1\\\
BL\\\RP1+l\SKRZ-G1BUE\RP1rf\\\
BL\RP1q\RP1q\RP1wRP1\STR\\\\
BL\\\RP1\BST\\\\ ~~ ~~Samchŏng
BL\KBSTaq\STRq\RP1!~BUEq\ABZgr\\\\WORKS~~12.4~~Tokgol~~coal mine
BL\WASSERq\WASSERq\RP1oW\hKRZWae\WASSERq\WASSERq\WASSERq\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|60|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\RP1q\RP1q\RP1nRP1\SKRZ-G1BUE\RP1q\RP1+r\\
BL\\\\STRl\STR+r\RP1\WASSER+l\WCONTfq~~ ~~ ~~Taedong River
BL\\\\\STR\RP1\WASSER\
BL\\\\\BHF\RP1\WASSER\~~14.5~~Kobi
ELCe\\\\KBSTaq\STRr\RP1\WASSERl\WORKS~~ ~~ ~~coal mine
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{{Infobox Korean name|context=north
|hangul=고비선
|hanja={{linktext|高|飛|線}}
|mr=Kobi-sŏn
|rr=Gobi-seon
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The Kobi Line is an electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in P'yŏngyang and in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea, running from Ripsŏngri on the P'yŏngdŏk Line to Kobi, with a branch to Namsan.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) {{ISBN|978-4-10-303731-6}}
History
The Kobi Line, together with Ripsŏngri Station, were opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 November 1934.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
Route
A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.
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| colspan="2" | Distance (km) | colspan="2" | Station Name | colspan="2" | Former Name | ||||
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| Total | S2S | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Connections |
| 0.0
| 0.0 | Ripsŏngri | 립석리 (立石里) | | | ||||||
| 6.2
| 6.2 | Sinsŭngho | 신승호 (新勝湖) | | | | ||||||
| |
| Samchŏng | 삼청 (三靑) | | | | ||||||
| 12.4
| 6.2 | Tokgol | 독골 | | | (distance from Sinsŭngho) | ||||||
| 14.5
| 8.3 | Kobi | 고비 (高飛) | | | (distance from Sinsŭngho) |
References
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