Chongnyon Parwon Line

Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwon Line
Overview
Other name(s)Tŏkp'al Line
Native name청년팔원선(靑年八院線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleNorth P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations11
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger/Freight rail
Regional rail
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
History
Opened1953 (Kujang–P'arwŏn)
1976 (P'arwŏn–Kusŏng)
Technical
Line length94 km (58 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
P'yŏngdŏk Line
0.0
 Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Manp'o Line
Ch'ŏngch'ŏn River
(bridge appx 440 m (1,440 ft))
P'yŏngyang–Hŭich'ŏn Motorway
(tunnel appx 900 m (3,000 ft))
(bridge appx 55 m (180 ft))
(tunnel appx 310 m (1,020 ft))
12.5
 Muksi
(tunnel appx 225 m (738 ft))
16.7
 Sao
23.8
 Hach'o
(bridge appx 310 m (1,020 ft))
(tunnel appx 210 m (690 ft))
31.6
 Nyŏngbyŏn
Kuryŏng River
Pun'gang Line
40.1
 P'arwŏn
Chŏnjang River
bridge appx 85 m (279 ft))
45.4
 Naejang
Closed
52.3
0.0
 Sillyong
3.8
Taeryŏng River
59.8
 Yŏnjung
Map'yŏng Line
(bridge appx 305 m (1,001 ft))
(bridge appx 160 m (520 ft))
64.8
 T'aech'ŏn
(bridge appx 200 m (660 ft))
Tongch'anggangch'ŏn
80.7
 Ŏmihyŏn
Closed
86.9
 Pongsan
Closed
Chŏngbang River
(bridge appx 150 m (490 ft))
(bridge appx 100 m (330 ft))
P'yŏngbuk Line
3 April Factory
94.0
 Kusŏng
P'yŏngbuk Line
Chongnyon Parwon Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
청년팔원선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationCheongnyeon Parwon-seon
McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn-sŏn

The Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary railway line of the Korean State Railway in North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Kujang on the Manp'o and P'yŏngdŏk Lines to Kusŏng on the P'yŏngbuk Line.

This line serves the Nyŏngbyŏn Nuclear Scientific Research Centre via the Pun'gang Line, which joins the mainline at P'arwŏn.

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