Kumgol Line

Kŭmgol Line
Overview
Other name(s)	Hamnam Line 함남선(咸南線)
Native name	금골선
Status	Operational
Owner	Chosen Magnesite Development Railway (1943–1945) Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Locale	South Hamgyŏng
Termini	Yŏhaejin Muhak
Stations	17
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Passenger/freight rail Regional rail
History
Opened	1943 (Yŏhaejin–Paekkŭmsan) 1962 (Paekkŭmsan–Kŭmgol) after 1988 (Kŭmgol–Muhak)
Technical
Line length	83.4 km (51.8 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3000 V DC Overhead line
Maximum incline	26‰
Route map Legend P'yŏngra Line Tuŏn Line 0.0 Yŏhaejin P'yŏngra Line (tunnel appx 65 m (213 ft)) 1.2 Ch'ŏn'gok (tunnel appx 235 m (771 ft)) (bridge appx 50 m (160 ft)) 5.5 Taptong (tunnel appx 170 m (560 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 140 m (460 ft)) 9.0 Kaŭng (tunnel appx 145 m (476 ft)) (bridge appx 175 m (574 ft)) (tunnel appx 205 m (673 ft)) 14.1 Kwangch'ŏn (bridge appx 80 m (260 ft)) (bridge appx 90 m (300 ft)) 19.0 Unjŏn (bridge appx 50 m (160 ft)) (bridge appx 140 m (460 ft)) 23.3 Tongdŏk 27.7 Tong'am (tunnel appx 175 m (574 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 90 m (300 ft)) (tunnel appx 630 m (2,070 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 100 m (330 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 65 m (213 ft)) (tunnel appx 375 m (1,230 ft)) 33.8 Such'on Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 100 m (330 ft)) (tunnel appx 500 m (1,600 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 140 m (460 ft)) (tunnel appx 395 m (1,296 ft)) 36.7 Sinp'yŏng (tunnel appx 300 m (980 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 120 m (390 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 85 m (279 ft)) (tunnel appx 150 m (490 ft)) (tunnel appx 550 m (1,800 ft)) 42.8 Rip'a Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 115 m (377 ft)) (tunnel appx 660 m (2,170 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 100 m (330 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 100 m (330 ft)) (tunnel appx 70 m (230 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 140 m (460 ft)) (tunnel appx 195 m (640 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 130 m (430 ft)) 50.3 Sinjŭngsan Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 90 m (300 ft)) (tunnel appx 280 m (920 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 180 m (590 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 130 m (430 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 90 m (300 ft)) (tunnel appx 485 m (1,591 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 135 m (443 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 120 m (390 ft)) magnesite mine 54.8 Tonsan (tunnel appx 190 m (620 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 140 m (460 ft)) (tunnel appx 105 m (344 ft)) (tunnel appx 350 m (1,150 ft)) (tunnel appx 285 m (935 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 80 m (260 ft)) (tunnel appx 230 m (750 ft)) (tunnel appx 80 m (260 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 105 m (344 ft)) (tunnel appx 215 m (705 ft)) 59.7 Paekkŭmsan (bridge appx 120 m (390 ft)) (tunnel appx 145 m (476 ft)) 1.5 magnesite mine (tunnel appx 745 m (2,444 ft)) (tunnel appx 400 m (1,300 ft)) (bridge appx 110 m (360 ft)) (tunnel appx 140 m (460 ft)) 0.8 magnesite mine 63.4 Kŭmgol magnesite mine Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 170 m (560 ft)) 66.3 Sindŏk 68.9 Taesin Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 130 m (430 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 185 m (607 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 400 m (1,300 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 210 m (690 ft)) (tunnel appx 350 m (1,150 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 170 m (560 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 90 m (300 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 90 m (300 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 105 m (344 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 120 m (390 ft)) 77.3 Taehŭng Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 125 m (410 ft)) (tunnel appx 265 m (869 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 125 m (410 ft)) (tunnel appx 380 m (1,250 ft)) underground facility 83.4 Muhak 84.7 Taehŭng Youth Magnesite Mine (tunnel appx 195 m (640 ft)) Puktaech'ŏn (bridge appx 65 m (213 ft)) 88.7 magnesite mine

See also: List of passenger train services in North Korea

The following passenger trains are known to operate on this line: ^[1]

• Express trains 11/12, operating between P'yŏngyang and Kŭmgol, runs on this line between Yŏhaejin and Kŭmgol;
• Local trains 513/516 operate on this line between Kŭmgol and Muhak;
• Local trains 913/914 operate on this line between Tonsan and Paekkŭmsan.

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	Yŏhaejin	여해진 (汝海津)			P'yŏngra Line
1.2	1.2	Ch'ŏn'gok	천곡 (泉谷)			Flag stop.
5.5	4.3	Taptong	답동 (畓洞)
9.0	3.5	Kaŭng	가응(加應)			Flag stop.
14.1	5.1	Kwangch'ŏn	광천 (廣泉)	Yongjam	용잠 (龍岑)
19.0	4.9	Unjŏn	운전 (雲田)			Flag stop.
23.3	4.3	Tongdŏk	동덕 (東德)	Hamnam Kwangch'ŏn	함남광천 (咸南廣泉)
27.7	4.4	Tong'am	동암 (東巖)
33.8	6.1	Such'on	수촌 (水村)
36.7	2.9	Sinp'yŏng	신평 (新坪)			Flag stop.
42.8	6.1	Rip'a	리파 (梨坡)
50.3	7.5	Sinjŭngsan	신증산 (新甑山)
54.8	4.5	Tonsan	돈산 (-山)	Hamnam Unsong	함남운송 (咸南雲松)
59.7	4.9	Paekkŭmsan	백금산 (白金山)	Yongyang	용양 (龍陽)
63.4	3.7	Kŭmgol	금골 (金-)
66.3	2.9	Sindŏk	신덕 (新德)
68.9	2.6	Taesin	대신 (大新)
77.3	8.4	Taehŭng	대흥 (大興)
83.4	6.1	Muhak	무학 (舞鶴)

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), 2007, Shinchosha, Tokyo, ISBN   978-4-10-303731-6
2. The traffic and geography in North Korea: Kŭmgol Line (in Korean)
3. 朝鮮総督部官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor–General of Korea), Shōwa No. 4854, 9 April 1943 (in Japanese)
4. 朝鮮総督府官報(The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 5059, 13 December 1943 (in Japanese)