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Chongnyon Parwon Line

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Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwon Line
Overview
Native name청년팔원선(靑年八院線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleNorth Pyongan
Termini
Stations11
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger/Freight rail
Regional rail
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length94 km (58 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

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Chongnyon Parwon Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
청년팔원선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationCheongnyeon Parwon-seon
McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn-sŏn

The Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the North Korean State Railway running from Kujang on the Manp'o and P'yŏngdŏk lines to Kusŏng on the P'yŏngbuk Line.[1]

The Pun'gang branch of this line serves the Nyŏngbyŏn Nuclear Scientific Research Centre.

Services

Local passenger trains 795/796 operate on this line between Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Kusŏng.[1]

Route

A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.

Distance Station Name (Transcribed) Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl) Connections
0.0 Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn 구장 청년 P'yŏngdŏk Line, Manp'o Line
12.5 Muksi 묵시
16.7 Sao 사오
23.8 Hach'o 하초
31.6 Nyŏngbyŏn 녕변
40.1 P'arwŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn 팔원 청년 Pun'gang Branch
52.3 Sillyong 신룡
59.8 Yŏnjung 녕중 Map'yŏng Branch
64.8 T'aech'ŏn 태천
80.7 Ŏmihyŏn 어미현
94.0 Kusŏng 구성 P'yŏngbuk Line

Pun'gang Branch

Not electrified. This branchline serves the Nyŏngbyŏn Nuclear Scientific Research Centre, which is located south of the Pun'gang station.

Distance Station Name (Transcribed) Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl) Connections
0.0 P'arwŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn 팔원 청년 Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line
7.2 Pun'gang 분강

Map'yŏng Branch

Not electrified. This line leads to the T'aech'ŏn nuclear power plant, whose construction was abandoned in 1994. The site is located just north of Map'yŏng.

Distance Station Name (Transcribed) Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl) Connections
Yŏnjung 녕중 Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line
Hwŏnhwa 훤하
Map'yŏng 마평

References

  1. ^ a b Kokubu, Hayato (2007). 将軍様の鉄道 [The Railways of the General] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shinchosha. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.