Pungang Line

Pun'gang Line
Overview
Other name(s)Nyŏngbyŏn Line
Native name분강선 (分江線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleNyŏngbyŏn-gun, North P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations2
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Regional rail, Freight rail
History
Opened1965~1980
Technical
Line length7.2 km (4.5 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

0.0
P'arwŏn
(bridge appx 35 m (115 ft))
(bridge appx 75 m (246 ft))
Nyŏngbyŏn
7.2
Pun'gang
steam plant
(bridge appx 255 m (837 ft))
Ryongch'u-ri
construction support yard
plutonium processing facility
coal-fired steam plant
uranium fuel plant
Pungang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
분강선
Hancha
分江線
Revised RomanizationBungangseon
McCune–ReischauerPun'gangsŏn

The Pun'gang Line, also called the Nyŏngbyŏn Line, is a non-electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in Nyŏngbyŏn County, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from P'arwŏn on the Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line to Pun'gang.[1] This line serves the Nyŏngbyŏn Nuclear Scientific Research Centre, located just south of Pun'gang Station.

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