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Ryongsong Line

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Ryongsŏng Line
Overview
Native name룡성선(龍城線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocalePyongyang
Termini
Stations4
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger/freight rail
Intercity rail, Regional rail
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
History
Opened1 November 1927
Technical
Line length15 km (estimated)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map
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Ryongsong Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
룡성선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationRyongseongseon
McCune–ReischauerRyongsŏngsŏn

The Ryongsŏng Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the North Korean State Railway running from Sŏp'o on the P'yŏngŭi Line to Tongbuk-ri on the P'yŏng'ra Line.[1][page needed] The line is originally a part of the former P'yŏngwŏn Line and plays role of the bypass of the P'yŏngra Line. When the P'yŏngwon Line was integrated into the P'yŏngra Line, the rest line was separated from the original P'yŏngyang–Kowŏn Railway. From Ryongsŏng, this line also has a line connecting to the private railway station attached to Residence No. 55, the primary residence of Kim Jong-un.

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 Sŏp'o 서포 P'yŏngŭi Line
6.0 Ryongsŏng 룡성
13.1 Saedong 새동
Tongbuk-ri 동북리 P'yŏngra Line

References

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
  • Japanese Government Railways (1937). 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在 [The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Kawaguchi Printing Company. p. 496.