Pyongui Line

P'yŏngŭi Line
View of the platform at Sŏnch'ŏn station on the P'yŏngŭi Line.
View of the platform at Sŏnch'ŏn station on the P'yŏngŭi Line.
Overview
Native name평의선 (平義線)
OwnerTemporary Military Railway (1905–1906)
National Railway (1906–1909)
Korea Railway (1909–1910)
Chosen Government Railway (1910–1917)
South Manchuria Railway (1917–1925)
Chosen Government Railway (1925–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleP'yŏngyang,
South P'yŏngan,
North P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations33
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Regional rail
Passenger/Freight
Depot(s)P'yŏngyang, West P'yŏngyang, Chŏngju, Sinŭiju Ch'ŏngnyŏn (locomotive);
P'yŏngyang, Kangan (rolling stock)
History
Opened28 April 1905 (freight)
1 April 1908 (passenger)
Technical
Line length225 km (140 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track (P'yŏngyang–Kalli, Ŏpa–Sukch'ŏn,
South Sinŭiju–Sinŭiju Ch'ŏngnyŏn)
Single track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius300 m (980 ft)
Electrification3000 V DC Catenary
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph) (nominal)
40 km/h (25 mph) (actual)
Maximum incline11‰
Route map

0.0
P'yŏngyang
Trams in Pyongyang
(bridge appx 185 m (607 ft))
4.7
West P'yŏngyang
9.6
Sŏp'o
14.3
San'um
17.6
Kalli
(bridge appx 205 m (673 ft))
(bridge appx 150 m (490 ft))
(bridge appx 190 m (620 ft))
23.9
Sunan
30.8
Sŏgam
(tunnel appx 355 m (1,165 ft))
41.6
Ŏp'a
(tunnel appx 505 m (1,657 ft))
(bridge appx 100 m (330 ft))
52.4
Sukch'ŏn
57.8
Nisŏ
Closed
62.7
Mundŏk
Closed
70.8
Taegyo
76.2
Sinanju Ch'ŏngnyŏn
(bridge appx 1,200 m (3,900 ft))
80.2
Ch'ŏngch'ŏn'gang
81.0
Maengjungri
Closed
(bridge appx 160 m (520 ft))
(bridge appx 945 m (3,100 ft))
89.6
Unjŏn
(bridge appx 90 m (300 ft))
102.6
Un'am
111.1
Koŭp
(tunnel appx 150 m (490 ft))
(bridge appx 280 m (920 ft))
123.9
Chŏngju Ch'ŏngnyŏn
128.6
Hadan
(tunnel appx 140 m (460 ft))
136.5
Kwaksan
(bridge appx 250 m (820 ft))
(bridge appx 260 m (850 ft))
147.6
Roha
(bridge appx 485 m (1,591 ft))
157.4
Sŏnch'ŏn
(bridge appx 135 m (443 ft))
167.5
Ch'ŏnggang
(bridge appx 220 m (720 ft))
178.3
Tongrim
191.6
Yŏmju
195.9
Sujŏng
Closed 1944
199.3
Naejung
202.1
Tangryŏng
Closed
205.0
Ryongju
(tunnel appx 375 m (1,230 ft))
210.1
Ryongch'ŏn
213.4
Ribam
Closed
(bridge appx 535 m (1,755 ft))
(bridge appx 110 m (360 ft))
217.2
Ragwŏn
220.2
South Sinŭiju
(bridge appx 210 m (690 ft))
(bridge appx 110 m (360 ft))
(bridge appx 170 m (560 ft))
225.1
Sinŭiju Ch'ŏngnyŏn
DPRK
227.7
Dandong
Pyongui Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
평의선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationPyeongui-seon
McCune–ReischauerP'yŏngŭi-sŏn

The P'yŏngŭi Line is an electrified main trunk line of the Korean State Railway of North Korea, running from P'yŏngyang to Sinŭiju on the border with China.[1] It is the main corridor for overland traffic between North Korea and China, and is one of the country's most important rail lines. A bridge over the Yalu River connects Sinŭiju to the Chinese city of Dandong and the Shendan Line of the China Railway to Shenyang and Chinese points beyond.

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