Sinhung Line

Sinhŭng Line
Overview
Native name신흥선(新興線)
StatusOperational
LocaleSouth Hamgyŏng Province
Termini
Stations16
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger/Freight rail
Regional rail
Operator(s)Sinhŭng Railway (1923–1938)
Chosen Railway (1938–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Depot(s)Sinhŭng, Hamhŭng
History
Opened10 June 1923 (Hamhŭng—Yŏnggwang)
25 August 1923 (Yŏnggwang—Changp'ung)
1 October 1926 (P'ungsang—Sinhŭng)
1 February 1928 (Sinhŭng—Songhŭng)
10 September 1932 (Songhŭng—Pujŏnhoban)
Technical
Line length91.6 km (56.9 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
(Hamhŭng – Sinhŭng)
762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
(Sinhŭng – Pujŏnhoban)
Electrification3000 V DC Overhead line Hamhŭng−Sinhŭng
1500 V DC Overhead line Sinhŭng−Pujŏnhoban
Route map

Sinhŭng Line (narrow gauge)
Sinhŭng Line (standard gauge)
Changjin Line
P'yŏngra Line
Sŏho Line
Pinallon Line
50.6
Pujŏnhoban
47.9
Toan
40.0
Pujŏn
(bridge appx 45 m (148 ft))
33.7
Hamjiwŏn
27.1
Pujŏllyŏng
25.4
Paegamsan
top of cable-hauled section
cable-hauled section, 550 m (1,800 ft)
bottom of cable-hauled section
(bridge appx 35 m (115 ft))
20.0
Songhŭng
19.0
Hasonghŭng
Closed
(bridge appx 30 m (98 ft))
14.9
Songha
underground facility
13.1
Kyŏnghŭng
6.9
Tonghŭng
(bridge appx 145 m (476 ft))
2.8
Kilbong
Closed
1.5
P'ungdŏk
(bridge appx 280 m (920 ft))
(bridge appx 210 m (690 ft))
41.0
0.0
Sinhŭng
(bridge appx 95 m (312 ft))
(bridge appx 80 m (260 ft))
33.5
Ch'ŏnbulsan
30.7
Chŏndong
28.2
Changpung
Closed
(bridge appx 65 m (213 ft))
25.9
P'ungsang
(bridge appx 80 m (260 ft))
17.0
Yŏnggwang
(bridge appx 415 m (1,362 ft))
12.3
Changhŭng
9.3
Pumin
6.6
Kadam
Chongsŏng Street
0.0
West Hamhŭng
0.0
Hamhŭng
to P'yŏngyang
-3.9
Hamhŭng Choch'ajang
Sŏho Line to Sŏho
Pinallon Line to Hŭngnam
to Rajin
Sinhung Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
신흥선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationSinheung-seon
McCune–ReischauerSinhŭng-sŏn

The Sinhŭng Line is an electrified 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge railway line of the Korean State Railway in South Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea, running from Hamhŭng (Hamhŭng-si) to Pujŏnhoban (Pujŏn-gun) on Lake Pujŏn via Sinhŭng (Sinhŭng-gun).[1]

Between Hamhŭng and Sinhŭng, a distance of 40.9 km (25.4 mi), the line is standard gauge, but the remaining 50.6 km (31.4 mi) from Sinhŭng to the terminus at Pujŏnhoban is 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge;[2] the narrow gauge section is also electrified.[1]

Though primarily an industrial railway connecting to the Pujŏn River hydroelectric power plant, it also plays an important role in passenger transportation in the region. There is a 550 m (1,800 ft) section between Songhŭng and Pujŏllyŏng that is cable-hauled.[2]

  1. ^ a b Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ a b "신흥선". terms.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-05-12.