Yangsi Line

The Yangsi Line was a non-electrified standard-gauge railway line of the Korean State Railway in North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Namsi (Yŏmju) on the P'yŏngŭi Line to South Sinŭiju, likewise on the P'yŏngŭi Line, with which it was merged in 1964.

Yangsi Line
Overview
Native name양시선 (楊市線)
StatusMerged; see text
OwnerTasado Railway (1940–1945)
Chosen Gov't Railway (1943–1945; part)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleNorth P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations9
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Regional rail, Freight rail
History
Opened29 October 1940
Technical
Line length28.7 km (17.8 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

0.0
Namsi
4.3
Sujŏng
Closed 1944
7.7
Naejung
10.5
Tangryong
13.5
Ryongju
Tasado Line
18.6
Yangsi
21.9
Ribam
25.7
Ragwŏn
28.7
South Sinŭiju
Yangsi Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
양시선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationYangsi-seon
McCune–ReischauerYangsi-sŏn
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