Posan Line

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.^[1]

Posan Line
Overview
Native name	보산선 (保山線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Korean State Railway
Locale	South P'yŏngan
Termini	Kangso Posan
Stations	2
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Freight rail
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length	6.8 km (4.2 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3000 V DC Catenary
Route map Legend P'yŏngnam Line Posan Line Taean Line 0.0 Kangsŏ Kŭmsŏng Tractor Factory 5.0 Posan April 13 Ironworks Posan town 6.8 Posan docks Taedong River

Posan Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	보산선
Hancha	保山線
Revised Romanization	Bosan-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Posan-sŏn

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.^[2]

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	Kangsŏ	강서 (江西)	Kiyang	기양 (岐陽)	Taean Line, P'yŏngnam Line
5.0	5.0	Posan	보산 (保山)