Angol Line

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An'gol Line
Overview
Native name안골선 (안골線)
Type Heavy rail, Regional rail, Freight rail
StatusOperational
Locale Manp'o-si, Chagang
Termini Mun'ak
An'gol
Stations2
Operation
Owner Korean State Railway
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length2.9 km (1.8 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Route map

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(bridge appx 35 m (115 ft))
Angol Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
안골선
Hancha
안골
Revised Romanization An'gol-seon
McCune–Reischauer An'gol-sŏn

The An'gol Line is a non-electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in Manp'o city, Chagang Province, North Korea, running from Mun'ak on the Pukbunaeryuk Line to An'gol. [1]

Korean State Railway

The Korean State Railway is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and has its headquarters at P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Jang Hyuk, who has held the position since 2015.

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Manpho is a city of northwestern Chagang Province, North Korea. As of 2008, it had an estimated population of 116,760. It looks across the border to the city of Ji'an, Jilin province, China.

Chagang Province Province in Kwansŏ, North Korea

Chagang Province is a province in North Korea; it is bordered by China's Jilin and Liaoning provinces to the north, Ryanggang and South Hamgyong to the east, South Pyongan to the south, and North Pyongan to the west. Chagang was formed in 1949, after being demarcated from North Pyongan. The provincial capital is Kanggye.

Route

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

Distance (km)Station NameFormer Name
TotalS2STranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)TranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)Connections
0.00.0Mun'ak문악 (文岳) Pukbunaeryuk Line
2.92.9
An'gol안골 (-)

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References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN   978-4-10-303731-6