Ryonggang Line

The Ryonggang Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway located entirely within Namp'o Special City, South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Ryonggang on the P'yŏngnam Line to Mayŏng.^[1] The line connects to the Husan Line to Yangmak at Husan.^[1]

Ryonggang Line
Overview
Native name	룡강선(龍岡線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Chosen Government Railway (1937–1945) Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Locale	Namp'o-t'ŭkpyŏlsi, South P'yŏngan
Termini	Ryonggang Mayŏng
Stations	5
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail Regional rail
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	<1937
Technical
Line length	18.3 km (11.4 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map Legend 18.3 Mayŏng mine (bridge appx 25 m (82 ft)) (bridge appx 15 m (49 ft)) (bridge appx 20 m (66 ft)) 14.6 Ryongwŏl Husan Line (bridge appx 25 m (82 ft)) 10.8 Husan (bridge appx 20 m (66 ft)) (bridge appx 25 m (82 ft)) (bridge appx 30 m (98 ft)) 0.9 5.5 Ryongho (bridge appx 40 m (130 ft)) (bridge appx 25 m (82 ft)) 18.3 Ryonggang (bridge appx 40 m (130 ft)) P'yŏngnam Line to P'yŏngyang P'yŏngnam Line to Namp'o

Ryonggang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	룡강선
Hancha	龍岡線
Revised Romanization	Ryonggang-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Ryonggang-sŏn

History

The Ryonggang Line was originally opened as the Yonggang Line by the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu) prior to 1937.^[2]

Services

Freight

Most freight on the line is outbound from a mine at Mayŏng and a granite quarry on the Husan Line.

Passenger

See also: List of passenger train services in North Korea

A local train, 734, operates on the entirety of this line from Mayŏng to Ryonggang, continuing on to Kangsŏ on the P'yŏngnam Line, with a scheduled travel time of two hours fifteen minutes according to the 2002 timetable; the return trip is train number 733, taking two hours to make the trip.^[1]

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	Ryonggang	룡강 (龍岡)	Chinjidong	진지동 (眞池洞)	P'yŏngnam Line
5.5	5.5	Ryongho	룡호 (龍湖)
10.8	5.3	Husan	후산 (後山)			Husan Line
14.6	3.8	Ryongwŏl	령월 (龍月)
18.3	3.7	Mayŏng	마영 (麻永)