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Maebong Line

The Maebong Line is an electrified standard-gauge freight-only secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Haksan on the Ŭnsan Line to Maebong.

Last revised

Jul 10, 2026

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127 w

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Maebong Line

Overview

Native name

매봉선

Status

Operational

Owner

Korean State Railway

Locale

South P'yŏngan

Termini

Haksan
Maebong

Stations

3

Service

Type

Heavy rail, freight rail

Operator

Korean State Railway

Technical

Line length

4.2 km (2.6 mi)

Number of tracks

1,435 mm (4 ft 81⁄2 in) standard gauge

Electrification

3000 V DC Overhead line

Route map

					Ŭnsan Line
					Maebong Line


				0.0	Haksan








				4.2	Maebong coal mine

Maebong Line
Hangul	매봉선
RR	Maebongseon
MR	Maebongsŏn

The Maebong Line is an electrified standard-gauge freight-only secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Haksan on the Ŭnsan Line to Maebong.¹

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)	Connections
0.0	0.0	Haksan	학산 (鶴山)			Ŭnsan Line
~4.2	~4.2	Maebong	매봉 (-)

References

References

Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6