Pochon Line

Poch'ŏn Line
Overview
Other name(s)	Paektusan Forest Railway 백두산림철선(白頭山林鐵線)
Native name	보천선(普天線)
Status	Closed
Owner	Korean State Railway
Locale	Ryanggang
Termini	Karim Ryanggang Taep'yŏng
Stations	8
Service
Type	Heavy rail
History
Opened	1940s
Closed	1994
Technical
Line length	31.5 km (19.6 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1500 V DC Overhead line (Karim–Poch'ŏn)
Route map Legend Samjiyŏn Line 0.0 Karim Closed Samjiyŏn Line Karimch'ŏn (bridge appx 55 m (180 ft)) 3.3 Poch'ŏn Closed 5.7 Konjangdŏk Closed (bridge appx 45 m (148 ft)) Karimch'ŏn (bridge appx 60 m (200 ft)) 10.2 Naegok Closed Karimch'ŏn (bridge appx 50 m (160 ft)) 15.6 Onsu Closed Karimch'ŏn (bridge appx 50 m (160 ft)) 20.9 Taejin Closed Karimch'ŏn (bridge appx 60 m (200 ft)) 24.8 Ryŏsu Closed Karimch'ŏn (bridge appx 40 m (130 ft)) 31.5 Ryanggang Taep'yŏng Closed

The Poch'ŏn Line, also known as Paektusan Rimch'ŏl Line (Mount Paektu Forestry Line), is a former partially electrified narrow gauge line of the Korean State Railway in Ryanggang Province, North Korea, running from Karim on the Samjiyŏn Line to Ryanggang Taep'yŏng.^[1]