Hongui line

Hongŭi Line
Street-side view of Tumangang Station
Overview
Native name	홍의선 (洪儀線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Korean State Railway
Locale	North Hamgyŏng
Termini	Hongŭi Tumangang
Stations	2
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail Regional rail
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
Depot(s)	Tumangang
History
Opened	1952
Technical
Line length	9.5 km (5.9 mi)
Number of tracks	Double track
Track gauge	Dual-gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)
Electrification	3000 V DC Catenary
Route map Legend km 0.0 Hongŭi 1.0 Chŏkchi Mulgol 9.5 Tumangang passenger & domestic freight yard international freight yard storage tanks ↑ DPRK ( Sŏnbong-guyok, Rasŏn-t'ŭkpyŏlsi ) Korean-Russian Friendship Bridge across Tumen River 620 m (2,030 ft) ↓ Russia (Primorsky Krai) 11.7 Khasan East Sea Key Korean State Railway Russian Railways Hongŭi Line Baranovsky–Khasan line Hambuk Line

The Hongŭi Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the North Korean State Railway running from Hongŭi on the Hambuk Line to Tumangang, which is the border station between North Korea and Russia. From Tumangang the line continues across the border to Khasan, Russia.^[1] The line from Tumangang to Rajin is double-tracked, including the entirety of the Hongŭi Line;^[2] during the recent renovation a 32 km section of dual Standard/Russian gauge was installed between Tumangang and Rajin stations.^[3] The entirety of the North Korean section of the line is located in Sŏnbong of Rasŏn Special City.

There are service facilities for locomotives and rolling stock at Tumangang Station.^[2]