Native name 강계선(江界線) Termini Kanggye
Rangrim Operator(s) Korean State Railway | Locale Chagang Stations 13 Owner Korean State Railway | |
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Type Heavy rail, Regional rail | ||
The Kanggye Line is an electrified narrow gauge line of the North Korean State Railway 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.
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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. Following an order issued in September 1999 by Kim Jong-il, electrification of the line 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.