Posan Line
{{Short description|Railway line in North Korea}}
{{Infobox rail line
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| name = Posan Line
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| native_name = 보산선 (保山線)
| native_name_lang = ko
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| type = Heavy rail, Freight rail
| system =
| status = Operational
| locale = South P'yŏngan
| start = Kangso
| end = Posan
| stations = 2
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| owner = Korean State Railway
| operator = Korean State Railway
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| linelength_km = 6.8
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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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\\\\\\\\uSTRq~~ ~~P'yŏngnam Line
\\\\\\\\STRq~~ ~~Posan Line
\\\\\\\\fSTRq~~ ~~Taean Line
uCONTgq\RP1!~uCONTg@Gq!~lBUEq\uSHI1lq!~fSTR+l!~lELC\uDSTq-!~-KSTRaq!~fENDEeq!~lvBHFq\mvSTRq!~lELC\uSPLeq!~-STR+r\uhKRZWaeq\uCONTfq\WORKS~~0.0~~Kangsŏ
\RP1l\RP1q!~fSTR!~lBUE\RP1+r\uKDSTa\STR\WASSERl\WASSER+r\WORKS~~ ~~ ~~Kŭmsŏng Tractor Factory
\\fCONTf\RP1\uKRWg+l\uKRWgr!~ABZg+l\KBSTeq\WASSER\WORKS
\\\RP1l\RP1+r!~uENDEe\STR\WASSER+l\WASSERr\
\\\\RP1\STR!~lELC\WASSER\\
\\\RP1c2\RP13+n!~STRc2\STR3\WASSER\\
\RP1+l\RP1q\RP1w+1\RP1c4!~STR+1!~lDST\STRc4\WASSER\\~~5.0~~Posan
\RP1\v-STR+l!~vKHSTa-!~lvBST-\DSTq\ABZgr\\WASSER\\WORKS~~ ~~ ~~April 13 Ironworks
\RP1!~BUILDING\SPLe\\KBSTe\\WASSER\\WORKS~~ ~~ ~~Posan town
RP2q\RP1n!~RP2q\RP2q!~BUE\RP2q\RP2q\RP2q\RP2oWq\RP2q\
\\KBSTe\\\\WASSER\\WORKS~~6.8~~ ~~Posan docks
WCONTgq\WASSERq\WASSERq\WASSERq\WASSERq\WASSERq\WABZqr\WASSERq\~~ ~~ ~~Taedong River
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{{Infobox Korean name|context=north
|hangul=보산선
|hanja={{linktext|保|山|線}}
|mr=Posan-sŏn
|rr=Bosan-seon
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The Posan Line is an electrified freight-only railway line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea from Kangsŏ at the junction of the P'yŏngnam and Taean Lines, to Posan.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) {{ISBN|978-4-10-303731-6}}
Services
The April 13 Ironworks at Posan produces pig iron, all of which is shipped to the Ch'ŏllima Steel Complex a short distance away at Kangsŏn on the P'yŏngnam Line, whilst using raw materials received from all over the western part of the country.{{cite web|url=http://www.cybernk.net/infoText/InfoHumanCultureDetail.aspx?mc=CC0301&sc=A32005001&tid=CC030100146294&direct=1|title=4월13일제철소(四月十三日製鐵所) (in Korean)|author=Staff|access-date=14 December 2016}}
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | S2S | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Connections |
| 0.0
| 0.0 | Kangsŏ | 강서 (江西) | Kiyang | 기양 (岐陽) | ||||||
| 5.0
| 5.0 | Posan | 보산 (保山) | | | |
References
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Category:Railway lines in North Korea
Category:Standard-gauge railways in North Korea
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