Unbong Line

The Unbong Line is a secondary railway line of the Korean State Railway located entirely within Unbong-rodongjagu, Chasŏng County, Chagang, North Korea, running from Sangp'unggang on the Pukbunaeryuk Line to Kuunbong.

Unbong Line
Kuunbong Station and the (closed) bridge to the Chinese side; nearly all of
the Unbong Line can be seen, with Sangp'unggang Station in the far right background.
Overview
Native name운봉선 (雲峰線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleUnbong-rodongjagu, Chasŏng-gun, Chagang
Termini
Stations2
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
History
Opened1959
Technical
Line length3.4 km (2.1 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

Unbong Line
former trackage on PRC side of river
Chagang Samgang Unbong Dam
3.4
Kuunbong
Songsam
0.0
Sangp'unggang
(bridge appx 80 m (260 ft))
Unbong
Samp'ung River
Unbong Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
운봉선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationUnbong-seon
McCune–ReischauerUnbong-sŏn
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