1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) (dual-gauge Tumanggang to Rajin)
Electrification
3000 V DC (1,435 mm) 1500 V DC (762,4 mm)
Length
4,725 km (2,936 mi) (1,435 mm) 523 km (325 mi) (762 mm) 134 km (83 mi) (1,520 mm)
Korean State Railway
Chosŏn'gŭl
조선민주주의인민공화국 철도성
Hancha
朝鮮民主主義人民共和國 鐵道省
Revised Romanization
Joseon Minjuju-ui Inmin Gonghwaguk Cheoldoseong
McCune–Reischauer
Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk Ch'ŏldosŏng
Short name
Chosŏn'gŭl
국철
Hancha
國鐵
Revised Romanization
Gukcheol
McCune–Reischauer
Kukch'ŏl
The Korean State Railway (Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 철도성; MR: Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk Ch'ŏldosŏng; lit. Ministry of Railways of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea), commonly called the State Rail (Korean: 국철; MR: Kukch'ŏl), is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of North Korea[1] and has its headquarters at P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Chang Jun-song.
^"몽골에 갔던 철도성대표단 귀국". Korean Central News Agency. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015[permanent dead link] and its English translation "Delegation of Ministry of Railways Back Home". 9 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 November 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2015
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The KoreanStateRailway (Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 철도성; MR: Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk Ch'ŏldosŏng; lit. Ministry of Railways of the Democratic People's...
The KoreanStateRailway (Kukch'ŏl) operates a wide variety of electric, diesel and steam locomotives, along with a variety of electric multiple unit passenger...
Rail transport in North Korea is provided by KoreanStateRailway (조선 민주주의 인민 공화국 철도성, Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk Ch'ŏldosŏng) which is the only...
and freight trains throughout South Korea, and has its headquarters in Daejeon. Historically, the South Koreanrailway network was managed by the Railroad...
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national railway lines of the KoreanStateRailway, which numbered them in the 500 series. They are frequently seen in the northern part of North Korea, running...
these were later taken over by the Korean National Railroad. Similarly, China supplied some to the KoreanStateRailway as war aid. In order to cope with...
the partition of Korea, these locomotives were all divided between the Korean National Railroad in the South and the KoreanStateRailway in the North; In...
Central Railway; these were taken over by the KoreanStateRailway of North Korea after the end of the war. In addition to these, the KoreanStateRailway also...
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National Railway were created in 2004–2005 after the government decided to split the state-owned Korean National Railroad. Rail transport in Korea began...
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remained in 1946; of these, 33 went to the Korean National Railroad in the South and 44 to the KoreanStateRailway in the North. The six locomotives that...
Government Railway and were still in Korea at the end of the Pacific War likely all ended up with the KoreanStateRailway in North Korea, as no record...
the northern part of the country. All railways in North Korea are operated by the state-owned KoreanStateRailway. Lines whose names are in italics are...
switching duties. A small number are also in service with the KoreanStateRailway in North Korea. In 1975, to meet a need for new and more powerful switchers...
Republic of Korea in the south. The Korean War began when North Korean forces invaded South Korea in 1950. In 1953, the Korean Armistice Agreement brought about...
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