Chongnyon Parwon Line

Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwon Line
Overview
Other name(s)Tŏkp'al Line
Native name청년팔원선(靑年八院線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleNorth P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations11
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger/Freight rail
Regional rail
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
History
Opened1953 (Kujang–P'arwŏn)
1976 (P'arwŏn–Kusŏng)
Technical
Line length94 km (58 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

0.0
Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn
(bridge appx 440 m (1,440 ft))
(tunnel appx 900 m (3,000 ft))
(bridge appx 55 m (180 ft))
(tunnel appx 310 m (1,020 ft))
12.5
Muksi
(tunnel appx 225 m (738 ft))
16.7
Sao
23.8
Hach'o
(bridge appx 310 m (1,020 ft))
(tunnel appx 210 m (690 ft))
31.6
Nyŏngbyŏn
40.1
P'arwŏn
bridge appx 85 m (279 ft))
45.4
Naejang
Closed
52.3
0.0
Sillyong
3.8
59.8
Yŏnjung
(bridge appx 305 m (1,001 ft))
(bridge appx 160 m (520 ft))
64.8
T'aech'ŏn
(bridge appx 200 m (660 ft))
80.7
Ŏmihyŏn
Closed
86.9
Pongsan
Closed
(bridge appx 150 m (490 ft))
(bridge appx 100 m (330 ft))
94.0
Kusŏng
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 railway line of the Korean State Railway in North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Kujang on the Manp'o and P'yŏngdŏk Lines to Kusŏng on the P'yŏngbuk Line.[1]

This line serves the Nyŏngbyŏn Nuclear Scientific Research Centre via the Pun'gang Line, which joins the mainline at P'arwŏn.

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