Pyongbuk Line

P'yŏngbuk Line
View of Ch'ŏngsu Station
Overview
Native name평북선(平北線)
OwnerP'yŏngbuk Railway (1939–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleNorth P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations13
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Regional rail
History
Opened27 September 1939
Technical
Line length120.5 km (74.9 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Catenary
Route map

 P'yŏngŭi Line
 P'yŏngbuk Line
0.0
 Chŏngju Ch'ŏngnyŏn
(bridge appx 65 m (213 ft))
(tunnel appx 185 m (607 ft))
(bridge appx 60 m (200 ft))
10.4
 Koan
Closed
(tunnel appx 285 m (935 ft))
16.5
 Pongmyŏng
(bridge appx 75 m (246 ft))
(bridge appx 50 m (160 ft))
(tunnel appx 190 m (620 ft))
28.4
 Panghyŏn
(bridge appx 60 m (200 ft))
(bridge appx 140 m (460 ft))
7th Aircraft Parts Factory
(bridge appx 140 m (460 ft))
(bridge appx 75 m (246 ft))
April 3 Factory
Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line
41.2
 Kusŏng
(bridge appx 60 m (200 ft))
49.0
 Paegun
(bridge appx 85 m (279 ft))
4-track yard
underground facility
(bridge appx 90 m (300 ft))
(tunnel appx 485 m (1,591 ft))
(bridge appx 115 m (377 ft))
63.9
 P'alyŏng
70.5
 Taeryŏnggang
Taeryŏng River
(bridge appx 135 m (443 ft))
(tunnel appx 100 m (330 ft))
(bridge appx 110 m (360 ft))
(tunnel appx 160 m (520 ft))
Taegwalli Line
(bridge appx 140 m (460 ft))
78.2
0.0
 Sin'on
3.4
(tunnel appx 135 m (443 ft))
tunnel appx 3,700 m (12,100 ft)
Kugŏkch'ŏn
91.2
 P'ungnyŏn
tunnel appx 90 m (300 ft)
tunnel appx 85 m (279 ft)
tunnel appx 90 m (300 ft)
(bridge appx 100 m (330 ft))
100.0
 Sŏbu
(bridge appx 100 m (330 ft))
105.9
 P'anmak
(tunnel appx 150 m (490 ft))
(bridge appx 135 m (443 ft))
(bridge appx 130 m (430 ft))
(tunnel appx 155 m (509 ft))
(bridge appx 85 m (279 ft))
(tunnel appx 150 m (490 ft))
(bridge appx 100 m (330 ft))
113.7
 Pup'ung
Amrokkang Line
Sup'ung Line
(tunnel appx 600 m (2,000 ft))
120.5
 Ch'ŏngsu
←China - Yalu River - DPRK→
(bridge appx 660 m (2,170 ft))
 Shanghekou (China)
China Railway Fengshang Railway
Pyongbuk Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
평북선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationPyeongbuk-seon
McCune–ReischauerP'yŏngbuk-sŏn

The P'yŏngbuk Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary trunk line of the Korean State Railway in North Pyŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Chŏngju on the P'yŏngŭi Line to Ch'ŏngsu; it meets the Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line at Kusŏng, and at Ch'ŏngsu, via a bridge across the Yalu River, it goes to Shanghekou, China, where it connects to China Railway's Fengshang Railway to Fenghuangcheng.

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