Railway lines in North Korea
North Korea has a railway system consisting of an extensive network of standard gauge lines and a smaller network of 762 mm narrow gauge lines; the latter are to be found around the country, but the most important lines are in the northern part of the country.[1]
Standard Gauge
This list shows only the main trunk lines and secondary lines; branchlines are described on each line's page.
Trunk Lines
- Hambuk Line: Ch'ŏngjin Ch'ŏngnyŏn - Rajin, 331.1 km, 1435 mm
- Hongŭi Line: Hongŭi (Hambuk line) - Tumangang (-> Khasan, Russia), 9.5 km, 1435 mm
- Kangwŏn Line: Kowŏn - P'yŏnggang, 145.8 km, 1435 mm
- Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line: Anbyŏn (Kangwŏn Line) - Mount Kumgang (-> Jejin, ROK, 101.0 km, 1435 mm
- Manp'o Line: Sunch'ŏn - Manp'o, 299.9 km, 1435 mm
- Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line: Kilchu Ch'ŏngnyŏn - Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn, 141.7 km, 1435 mm
- P'yŏngbu Line: P'yŏngyang - Kaesŏng (-> Dorasan, ROK), 187.3 km, 1435 mm
- P'yŏngdŏk Line: P'yŏngyang - Kusang Ch'ŏngnyŏn, 192.3 km, 1435 mm
- P'yŏngnam Line: P'yŏngyang - Namp'o, 55.2 km, 1435 mm
- P'yŏngra Line: P'yŏngyang - Rajin, 819.0 km, 1435 mm
- P'yŏngŭi Line: P'yŏngyang - Sinŭiju (-> Dandong, China), 225.1 km, 1435 mm
Secondary Lines
- Changyŏn Line: Sugyo (Ŭllyul line) - Changyŏn, 17.7 km, 1435 mm
- Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ich'ŏn Line: P'yŏngsan (P'yŏngbu line) - Sep'o (Kangwŏn line), 142.0 km, 1435 mm
- Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'alwŏn Line: Kujang (Manp'o line) - Kusŏng (P'yŏngbuk line), 1435 mm
- Hamnam Line: Yŏhaejin (P'yŏngra line) - Muhak, 75.6 km, 1435 mm
- Hoeam Line: Haksong (Hambuk line) - Obong, 10.4 km, 1435 mm
- Hoeryŏng T'an'gwang Line: Hoeryŏng (Hambuk line) - Yusan, 11.7 km, 1435 mm
- Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line: Sariwŏn (P'yŏngbu line) - Haeju (Ongjin line), 73.3 km, 1435 mm
- Kaech'ŏn Line: Sinanju (P'yŏngŭi line) - Kaech'ŏn (Manp'o line), 29.5 km, 1435 mm
- Kangdŏk Line: Namgangdŏk (P'yŏngra line) - Susŏng (Hambuk line), 15.2 km, 1435 mm
- Kogŏnwŏn Line: Singŏn (Hambuk line) - Kogŏnwŏn, 10.0 km, 1435 mm
- Kowŏn T'an'gwang Line (Kowŏn Mine line): Tunjŏn (P'yŏngra line) - Changdong, 19.6 km, 1435 mm
- Mandŏk Line: Hŏch'ŏn (Tanp'ung Line) - Mandŏk, 10.0 km, 1435 mm
- Musan Line: Komusan (Hambuk line) - Musan (Paengmu line), 57.9 km, 1435 mm
- Ongjin Line: Haeju (Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn line) - Ongjin, 40.3 km, 1435 mm
- Paech'ŏn Line: Changbang (Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn line) - Ŭnpit, 64.4 km, 1435 mm
- Paengma Line: Yŏmju (P'yŏngŭi line) - South Sinŭiju (P'yŏngŭi line; Tŏkhyŏn line), 39.6 km, 1435 mm
- Pakch'ŏn Line: Maengjung-ri (P'yŏngŭi line) - Pakch'ŏn, 9.3 km, 1435 mm
- Pukch'ŏng Line: Sinbukch'ŏng (P'yŏngra line) - Sangri, 61.3 km, 1435 mm
- Pukpu Line: Manp'o (Manp'o line) - Hyesan (Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn line), 252.0 km, 1435 mm
- Pup'o Line: Singangryŏng (Ongjin line) - Pup'o, 20.0 km, 1435 mm
- P'yŏngbuk Line: Chŏngju (P'yŏngŭi line) - Ch'ŏngsu, 120.5 km, 1435 mm
- Ryonggang Line: Ryonggang (P'yŏngnam line) - Mayong, 17.0 km, 1435 mm
- Sinhŭng Line: Hamhŭng (P'yŏngra line) - Sinhŭng (Sinhŭng narrow-gauge line), 41.0 km, 1435 mm
- Songrim Line: Hwangju (P'yŏngbu line) - Songrim, 13.1 km, 1435 mm
- Sŏhae Line: Mundŏk (P'yŏngŭi line) - Hwap'ung, 1435 mm
- Sŏhaekammun Line: Ch'ŏlgwang (Ŭllyul line) - Sillyŏng-ri (P'yŏngnam line), 26.7 km, 1435 mm
- Tae'an Line: Kangsŏ (P'yŏngnam line) - Tae'an, 12.0 km, 1435 mm
- Tanp'ung Line: Tanch'ŏn (P'yŏngra line) - Honggun, 80.3 km, 1435 mm
- Tasado Line: Ryŏngch'ŏn (P'yŏngŭi line) - Tasado, 20.5 km, 1435 mm
- Tŏkhyŏn Line: South Sinŭiju (P'yŏngŭi line) - Tŏkhyŏn, 48.9 km, 1435 mm
- Ŭllyul Line: Ŭnp'a (Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn line) - Ch'ŏlgwang (Sŏhaekammun line), 117.8 km, 1435 mm
- Ŭnsan Line: Ŭnsan (P'yŏngra line) - Oedong, 1435 mm
Narrow-gauge Lines
This is an exhaustive list of all narrow-gauge lines known to be in service.
- Changjin Line: Yŏnggwang (Sinhŭng line) - Sasu, 58.6 km, 762 mm
- Kanggye Line: Kanggye (Manp'o line) - Rangrim, 57.0 km, 762 mm
- Paektusan Rimch'ŏl Line: Wiyŏn (Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn line) - P'ŏngmul, 762 mm
- Paengmu Line: Paegam (Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn line) - Musan (Musan line), 191.7 km, 762 mm
- Samjiyŏn Line: Karim (Paektusan Rimch'ŏl line) - Motka, 59.2 km, 762 mm
- Sinhŭng Line: Sinhŭng (Sinhŭng standard-gauge line) - Pujŏnhoban, 50.6 km, 762 mm
- Sinhŭng Line - Sŏho Branch: Sŏhamhŭng ((Sinhŭng standard-gauge line) - Sŏho (P'yŏngra line), 18.3 km, 762 mm
- Ŭllyul Line - Ryongjŏng Branch: Ch'ŏlgwang (Ŭllyul line; Sŏhaekammun line) - Ryongjŏng, 762 mm
- Unsan Line: Puksinhyŏn (Manp'o line) - Samsan, 762 mm
References
- ↑ Hayato, Kokubu, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
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