Pukbunaeryuk Line

Pukbunaeryuk Line
Samsu Ch'ŏngnyŏn Station on the Pukpu Line
Overview
Other name(s)	Hyesan–Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line 혜산만포청년선(惠山滿浦靑年線)
Native name	북부내륙선(北部內陸線)
Owner	Korean State Railway
Locale	Chagang Ryanggang
Termini	Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Hoeryŏng Ch'ŏngnyŏn - planned/unrealised
Stations	42
Service
Type	heavy rail, Regional rail
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
Depot(s)	Manp'o, Hyesan; P'op'yŏng (closed)
History
Opened	Unbong Line (Manp'o–Unbong): 1959 Unbong–Hyesan: 1987-1988
Technical
Line length	249.2 km (154.8 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3000 V DC Catenary
Route map Legend Unha Line Yalu River CR Meiji Railway DPRK← →China 0.0 Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn Manp'o Line (bridge appx 290 m (950 ft)) (tunnel appx 230 m (750 ft)) (tunnel appx 200 m (660 ft)) Ch'agap'yŏng Cement Factory 4.6 Ch'agap'yŏng mine loading (main tunnel appx 810 m (2,660 ft)) (branch tunnel appx 920 m (3,020 ft)) (bridge appx 60 m (200 ft)) An'gol Line 8.3 Munak 17.7 Yŏnp'o (bridge appx 150 m (490 ft)) 23.4 Rimt'o 25.8 Ch'anggol (bridge appx 285 m (935 ft)) 28.6 Simridong (tunnel appx 120 m (390 ft)) 41.0 Songsam (bridge appx 270 m (890 ft)) 35.8 Chagang Samgang yellow: former line on PRC side for dam construction 44.9 Sangp'unggang Yalu River Unbong Line 45.6 Unbong 53.4 Kujung (tunnel appx 1,305 m (4,281 ft)) (tunnel appx 215 m (705 ft)) (tunnel appx 2,685 m (8,809 ft)) (tunnel appx 560 m (1,840 ft)) 63.5 Chasŏng (tunnel appx 1,050 m (3,440 ft)) (tunnel appx 475 m (1,558 ft)) 68.8 Sahyang (bridge appx 115 m (377 ft)) 74.3 Kwi'in (bridge appx 180 m (590 ft)) (tunnel appx 605 m (1,985 ft)) (tunnel appx 495 m (1,624 ft)) (bridge appx 210 m (690 ft)) 80.8 Chŏnp'yŏng 83.2 Rip'yŏng (bridge appx 235 m (771 ft)) (bridge appx 150 m (490 ft)) 87.8 Hwap'yŏng (bridge appx 130 m (430 ft)) 94.8 Hoejung (bridge appx 150 m (490 ft)) (bridge appx 105 m (344 ft)) 100.5 Ryongch'ul (bridge appx 220 m (720 ft)) (tunnel appx 2,650 m (8,690 ft)) 108.1 Wŏlt'an (bridge appx 180 m (590 ft)) (bridge appx 100 m (330 ft)) underground facility 113.7 Hoeyang (bridge appx 120 m (390 ft)) (bridge appx 130 m (430 ft)) 121.4 Rot'an (bridge appx 100 m (330 ft)) 126.8 Ogubi (tunnel appx 440 m (1,440 ft)) (tunnel appx 305 m (1,001 ft)) 134.7 Tuji 138.2 P'op'yŏng Ch'ŏngnyŏn (tunnel appx 650 m (2,130 ft)) (tunnel appx 335 m (1,099 ft)) (tunnel appx 340 m (1,120 ft)) 145.9 Much'ang (tunnel appx 470 m (1,540 ft)) (tunnel appx 225 m (738 ft)) 151.5 Rajuk (tunnel appx 100 m (330 ft)) 155.8 Taeŭng (tunnel appx 135 m (443 ft)) (tunnel appx 190 m (620 ft)) (tunnel appx 215 m (705 ft)) 166.0 Huju Ch'ŏngnyŏn (bridge appx 130 m (430 ft)) (tunnel appx 355 m (1,165 ft)) 178.7 Songjŏn (tunnel appx 145 m (476 ft)) (tunnel appx 595 m (1,952 ft)) (tunnel appx 1,230 m (4,040 ft)) 187.0 Kangha (tunnel appx 835 m (2,740 ft)) (tunnel appx 465 m (1,526 ft)) 194.6 Sinp'a Ch'ŏngnyŏn Changjin River (bridge appx 285 m (935 ft)) 200.0 Mint'ang 205.3 Ryanggang Sinsang (tunnel appx 200 m (660 ft)) (tunnel appx 580 m (1,900 ft)) 212.5 P'ungyang (tunnel appx 280 m (920 ft)) (tunnel appx 1,565 m (5,135 ft)) 220.1 Sangdae 224.0 Insan (tunnel appx 645 m (2,116 ft)) (tunnel appx 210 m (690 ft)) 232.8 Samsu Ch'ŏngnyŏn (tunnel appx 220 m (720 ft)) (tunnel appx 920 m (3,020 ft)) 240.3 Nŭpp'yŏng 245.1 Kangu Hoch'ŏn River (bridge appx 160 m (520 ft)) Hyesan Textile Factory 249.2 Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line Hyesan–Wiyŏn section to have become part of Pukpu Line Wiyŏn Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line Samjiyŏn Line Wiyŏn–Karim section to have become part of Pukpu Line Karim Samjiyŏn Line Poch'ŏn Line Karim–Poch'ŏn section to have become part of Pukpu Line Poch'ŏn Poch'ŏn Line planned new line Samjiyŏn Line Samjiyŏn Samjiyŏn–Motka section to have become part of Pukpu Line Motka Taehongdan planned new line Nongsa planned new line Samjang planned new line Paengmu Line Hŭngam Hŭngam–Musan section to have become part of Pukpu Line Musan Musan Line Ch'ilsŏngri planned new line Saegŏlli planned new line Yusŏn Hoeryŏng Colliery Line to have become part of Pukpu Line Hoeryŏng Ch'ŏngnyŏn Hambuk Line

The Pukbunaeryuk Line, also called the Hyesan–Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line after the only completed stage of three planned stages, is an electrified standard-gauge secondary trunk line of the Korean State Railway in Chagang and Ryanggang Provinces, North Korea, connecting the Manp'o Line at Manp'o to the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line at Hyesan.^[1] It also connects to the China Railway Meiji Railway via the Ji'an Yalu River Border Railway Bridge between Manp'o and Meihekou, China.

The Pukbunaeryuk Line was to have been a northern east–west trunk line of 450 km (280 mi)^[2] on the Manp'o–Hyesan–Musan–Hoeryŏng route,^[3] but this plan has not been realised.

There are 42 stations on the line, of which Chasŏng, Hwap'yŏng, P'op'yŏng Ch'ŏngnyŏn, and Mint'ang are dedicated freight consolidation points; the stations of Chŏnp'yŏng, Tuji, Sinp'a Ch'ŏngnyŏn, Ryanggang Sinsang, and Insan are served only by passenger trains.^[3] The line has 76 tunnels totalling over 26 km (16 mi) in length, and 116 bridges with a total length of over 6.3 km (3.9 mi) -^[4] bridges make up 3.3% of the total length of the line, whilst tunnels account for 12.8% of the total route length.^[3]

There are locomotive facilities at Manp'o and Hyesan, and formerly at P'op'yŏng; Hyesan also has shops for maintenance of passenger and freight cars.^[3]