The Ryonggang Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway located entirely within Namp'o Special City, South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Ryonggang on the P'yŏngnam Line to Mayŏng.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), The line connects to the Husan Line to Yangmak at Husan.
History The Ryonggang Line was originally opened as the Yonggang Line by the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu) prior to 1937.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
Services Freight Most freight on the line is outbound from a mine at Mayŏng and a granite quarry on the Husan Line.
Passenger
A local train, 734, operates on the entirety of this line from Mayŏng to Ryonggang, continuing on to Kangsŏ on the P'yŏngnam Line, with a scheduled travel time of two hours fifteen minutes according to the 2002 timetable; the return trip is train number 733, taking two hours to make the trip.
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) Connections0.00.0 Ryonggang 룡강 (龍岡) Chinjidong 진지동 (眞池洞) P'yŏngnam Line5.55.5 Ryongho 룡호 (龍湖)10.85.3 Husan 후산 (後山) Husan Line14.63.8 Ryongwŏl 령월 (龍月)18.33.7 Mayŏng 마영 (麻永)
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