Unsan Line

For the standard gauge line, see Ŭnsan Line.

The Unsan Line is a former non-electrified narrow gauge line of the Korean State Railway in North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Puksinhyŏl-li, Hyangsan County on the Manp'o Line to Samsal-ri, Unsan County.^[1]

Unsan Line
Overview
Native name	운산선 (雲山線)
Status	Closed
Owner	Korean State Railway
Locale	North P'yŏngan
Termini	Puksinhyŏn Samsan
Stations	7
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail Regional rail
History
Opened	1970s
Closed	1990s
Technical
Line length	45 km (28 mi) (est.)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
Route map Legend 0.0 Puksinhyŏn Manp'o Line Ch'ŏngch'ŏn River (bridge appx 360 m (1,180 ft)) ~6.5 Rohyŏn Closed ~14.5 Sangsŏ Closed ~22.0 Undaesan Closed ~28.0 P'yŏngbuk Unsan Closed P'ongyangch'ŏn ~36.0 Pangŏ Closed Kuryŏng River ~45.0 Samsan Closed

Unsan Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	운산선
Hancha	雲山線
Revised Romanization	Unsan-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Unsan-sŏn

History

The Unsan Line was originally opened by the Korean State Railway in the 1970s;^[2] it was closed some time in the 1990s.

Trains on the line were pulled by Czechoslovakian-built 400 series 0-6-0T steam tank locomotives.^[3]

By December 2003, there was little that remained of the line, with only the bridge abutments leaving Puksinhyon station being visible and no buildings or locomotives seen.^[4]

Routes

A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified; a pink background indicates that section is 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge; an orange background indicates that section is non-electrified narrow gauge.

Distance (km)		Station Name		Former Name
Total	S2S	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)	Connections
0.0	0.0	Puksinhyŏn	북신현 (北薪峴)			Manp'o Line
6.5	6.5	Rohyŏn	로현 (蘆峴)			Distance estimated.
14.5	8.0	Sangsŏ	상서 (上西)			Distance estimated.
22.0	7.5	Undaesan	운대산 (雲台山)			Distance estimated.
28.0	6.0	P'yŏngbuk Unsan	평북운산 (平北雲山)			Distance estimated.
36.0	8.0	Pang'ŏ	방어 (防禦)			Distance estimated.
45.0	9.0	Samsan	삼산 (三山)			Distance estimated.