Pupo Line

Pupo Line
Overview
Native name부포선(釜浦線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleKangryŏng-gun, South Hwanghae
Termini
Stations5
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Regional rail, Freight rail
History
Opened1970s
Technical
Line length19.1 km (11.9 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

to Haeju
0.0
Singangryŏng
(former wye)
to Ongjin
(bridge appx 25 metres (82 ft))
7.2
Kangryŏng
(bridge appx 60 metres (200 ft))
(bridge appx 15 metres (49 ft))
11.3
Ryongyŏn
(bridge appx 40 metres (130 ft))
(bridge appx 15 metres (49 ft))
15.2
Hyangjuk
sand loading
19.1
Pup'o
(former wye)
(former wye)
Pup'o Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
부포선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationBupo-seon
McCune–ReischauerPup'o-sŏn

The Pup'o Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary railway line of the Korean State Railway in Kangryŏng-gun, South Hwanghae Province, North Korea, running from Sin'gangryŏng on the Ongjin Line to Pup'o.[1]

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