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Pongsan Line
Overview
Native name	봉산선 (鳳山線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Korean State Railway
Locale	Pongsan-gun North Hwanghae
Termini	Pongsan West Pongsan
Stations	2
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Freight rail
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length	2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map Legend P'yŏngbu Line Pongsan Line to P'yŏngyang February 8 Cement Complex 2.5 West Pongsan (bridge appx 65 m (213 ft)) 0.0 Pongsan (bridge appx 270 m (890 ft)) to Kaesŏng (bridge appx 50 m (160 ft)) (bridge appx 35 m (115 ft)) (bridge appx 35 m (115 ft)) (bridge appx 55 m (180 ft))

The Pongsan Line is an electrified freight-only railway line of the Korean State Railway in Pongsan County, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea, running from Pongsan on the P'yŏngbu Line to West Pongsan,

Services

The February 8 Cement Complex, one of the largest cement factories in North Korea, is located at West Pongsan. Much of the outbound traffic is cement destined for Kangdong on the P'yŏngdŏk Line, and for export via Haeju Port on the Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line.

Route

A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
2. "평부선 – North Korea Geographic Information: Transportation Geography - P'yŏngbu Line". terms.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-12-29.
3. "평덕선 – North Korea Geographic Information: Transportation Geography - P'yŏngdŏk Line". terms.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-12-29.
4. "황해청년선 – North Korea Geographic Information: Transportation Geography - Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line". terms.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-12-29.

• Railway lines in North Korea
• Standard gauge railways in North Korea