Kanggye Line
# Kanggye Line

The Kanggye Line is an electrified narrow-gauge line of the Korean State Railway in North Korea running from Kanggye on the Manp'o Line to Rangrim, primarily hauling forest products. An interesting feature of the line is a significant switchback west of Rangrim.

## History

The Kanggye Line was built by the Korean State Railway in the late 1940s to aid in the construction of a hydroelectric dam on the Changjin River in the Rangrim mountains; construction of the dam had been started by the Japanese in 1937. Following an order issued in September 1999 by Kim Jong-il, electrification of the line at 1500 V DC was completed on 5 October 2000.

## Route

A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified; a pink background indicates that section is 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge; an orange background indicates that section is non-electrified narrow gauge.

| Distance (km) | Distance (km) | Station Name | Station Name | Former Name | Former Name | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | S2S | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Connections |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | Kanggye | 강계 (江界) | | | Manp'o Line |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Nammun | 남문 (南門) | | | |
| 4.9 | 3.1 | Tŏkpu | 덕부 (德部) | | | Closed. |
| 8.9 | 4.0 | Hyangha | 향하 (香河) | | | |
| 14.0 | 5.1 | Sŭngbang | 승방 (勝芳) | | | |
| 17.4 | 3.4 | Kongbuk | 공북 (公北) | | | |
| 21.6 | 4.2 | O-il (1 May) | 오일 (五一) | | | |
| 24.0 | 2.4 | P'yŏngri | 평리 (坪里) | | | |
| 28.4 | 4.4 | Hwangp'o | 황포 (黃浦) | | | |
| 33.5 | 5.1 | Simrip'yŏng | 십리평 (十里坪) | | | |
| | | Sangsimrip'yŏng | 상십리평 (上十里坪) | | | Closed. |
| | | Adŭngnyŏng | 아득령 (牙得嶺) | | | |
| 41.3 | | Upper Sinwŏn (Sangsinwŏn) | 상신원 (上新院) | | | |
| 46.7 | 5.4 | Lower Sinwŏn (Hasinwŏn) | 하신원 (下新院) | | | |
| 56.8 | 10.1 | Rangrim | 랑림 (狼林) | Tongmun'gŏri | 동문거리 (東門巨里) | Renamed 1953. |
