Ryongsong Line

Ryongsŏng Line
Overview
Native name룡성선 (龍城線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleP'yŏngyang
Termini
Stations4
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger/freight rail
Intercity rail, Regional rail
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
Depot(s)Ryongsŏng
(for Leader's trains)
History
Opened1 November 1927
Technical
Line length15.3 km (9.5 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Overhead line
Route map

P'yŏngŭi Line to P'yŏngyang
0.0
Sŏp'o
(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
P'yŏngŭi Line to Sinŭiju
(bridge appx 95 m (312 ft))
(bridge appx 105 m (344 ft))
13.1
Saedong
(bridge appx 95 m (312 ft))
P'yŏngra Line to P'yŏngyang
15.3
Tongbungri
Ryongsong Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
룡성선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationRyongseongseon
McCune–ReischauerRyongsŏngsŏn

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.

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato (January 2007). 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 29. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.