Amrokkang Line

Amrokkang Line
Overview
Other name(s)Sup'ung Hoan Line
Native name압록강선 (鴨綠江線)
StatusOperational
OwnerP'yŏngbuk Railway (1940-1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleNorth P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations2
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
History
Opened30 September 1940
Technical
Line length4.1 km (2.5 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map

Legend
P'yŏngbuk Line
Sup'ung Line
Amrokkang Line
0.0
 Pup'ung
(bridge appx 75 m (246 ft))
2.5
 Sup'ung
(tunnel appx 185 m (607 ft))
(tunnel appx 60 m (200 ft))
(tunnel appx 605 m (1,985 ft))
Sup'ung Dam
4.1
 Amrokkang
Yalu River
Amrokkang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
압록강선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationAmnokgang-seon
McCune–ReischauerAmrokkang-sŏn

The Amrokkang Line is a non-electrified freight-only railway line of the Korean State Railway in North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Pup'ung on the P'yŏngbuk Line to Amrokkang Station on the Yalu River.[1]

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