Kobi Line

The Kobi Line is an electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in P'yŏngyang and in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea, running from Ripsŏngri on the P'yŏngdŏk Line to Kobi, with a branch to Namsan.[1]

Kobi Line
Overview
Native name고비선 (高飛線)
StatusOperational
OwnerChosen Government Railway (1934–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleP'yŏngyang-tŭkp'yŏlsi;
North Hwanghae
Termini
  • Ripsŏngri
  • Kobi
Stations4
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
History
Opened1 November 1934
Technical
Line length14.5 km (9.0 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Catenary
Route map
P'yŏngdŏk Line
Kobi Line
0.0
 Ripsŏngri
3.6
6.2
 Sinsŭngho
coal mine
(tunnel appx 100 m (330 ft))
Samchŏng
12.4
 Tokgol
coal mine
(bridge appx 60 m (200 ft))
Taedong River
14.5
 Kobi
coal mine
Kobi Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
고비선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationGobi-seon
McCune–ReischauerKobi-sŏn

History

The Kobi Line, together with Ripsŏngri Station, were opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 November 1934.[2]

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
0.0 0.0 Ripsŏngri 립석리 (立石里) P'yŏngdŏk Line
6.2 6.2 Sinsŭngho 신승호 (新勝湖)
Samchŏng 삼청 (三靑)
12.4 6.2 Tokgol 독골 (distance from Sinsŭngho)
14.5 8.3 Kobi 고비 (高飛) (distance from Sinsŭngho)

References
  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. Japanese Government Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在(The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937), Kawaguchi Printing Company, Tokyo, p. 486

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