Ryongsong Line

Ryongsŏng Line
Overview
Native name	룡성선 (龍城線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Korean State Railway
Locale	P'yŏngyang
Termini	Sŏp'o Tongbungri
Stations	4
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Passenger/freight rail Intercity rail, Regional rail
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
Depot(s)	Ryongsŏng (for Leader's trains)
History
Opened	1 November 1927
Technical
Line length	15.3 km (9.5 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3000 V DC Overhead line
Route map Legend P'yŏngŭi Line to P'yŏngyang 0.0 Sŏp'o P'yŏngyang-Hyangsan Motorway (bridge appx 100 m (330 ft)) Ryongsŏng Bearing Factory 6.6 Residence No. 55 (viaduct appx 1,225 m (4,019 ft)) (tunnel appx 245 m (804 ft)) (viaduct appx 360 m (1,180 ft)) 0.0 San'um 6.0 Ryongsŏng Ryongsŏng Meat Processing Factory P'yŏngŭi Line to Sinŭiju Hapchang River (bridge appx 95 m (312 ft)) (bridge appx 105 m (344 ft)) 13.1 Saedong Maram Materials Factory (bridge appx 95 m (312 ft)) P'yŏngra Line to P'yŏngyang 15.3 Tongbungri P'yŏngra Line to Rajin

The Ryongsŏng Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in P'yŏngyang, North Korea, running from Sŏp'o on the P'yŏngŭi Line to Tongbungri on the P'yŏngra Line.^[1] From Ryongsŏng, this line also has a line connecting to the private railway station attached to Residence No. 55, the primary residence of Kim Jong-un. The maintenance facilities for the North Korean leaders' trains are also located at Ryongsŏng Station.