Chosen Railway (1936–1944) Chosen Government Railway (1944–1945) Korean National Railroad (1945–1950) Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Locale
South Hwanghae
Termini
Haeju Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Ongjin
History
Opened
Stages between 1936-1937
Technical
Line length
43.5 km (27.0 mi)
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Old gauge
762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
Route map
Legend
Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line
Paech'ŏn Line
-1.1
East Haeju
former Sahae Line
0.0
Haeju Ch'ŏngnyŏn
1.0
Ch'ŏngyang
Closed
2.3
Haeju
Closed
Kwangsŏkch'ŏn
(bridge appx 55 m (180 ft))
2.9
Wangsin
Chŏngdo Line
7.1
West Haeju
3 factories with 5 km of spur track
10.8
Sŏsŏk
Closed
Sŏgdamch'ŏn
(bridge appx 90 m (300 ft))
Ch'wiyach'ŏn
(bridge appx 65 m (213 ft))
19.3
Pyŏksŏng
22.3
Kukpong
Closed
Chayang
Closed
26.8
Changdun
34.2
Singangryŏng
(former wye)
Pup'o Line
Rohoch'ŏn
(bridge appx 75 m (246 ft))
(bridge appx 50 m (160 ft))
37.0
Raengjŏng
Closed
(bridge appx 65 m (213 ft))
40.4
Ongjin
Ongjin Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
옹진선
Hancha
甕津線
Revised Romanization
Ongjin-seon
McCune–Reischauer
Ongjin-sŏn
The Ongjin Line is a partially electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South Hwanghae Province, North Korea, running from Haeju on the Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line to Ongjin.[1]
^Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
The OngjinLine is a partially electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South Hwanghae Province, North Korea, running from...
Hwanghae Province, North Korea, running from Wangsin station on the OngjinLine to Chŏngdo station. Established in 1923 through the merger of six smaller...
Hwanghae Province, North Korea, running from Sin'gangryŏng on the OngjinLine to Pup'o. The line was opened by the Korean State Railway in the 1970s. A yellow...
The Battle of Ongjin Peninsula (Korean: 옹진반도 전투; Hanja: 甕津半島 戰鬪) was a series of battles that occurred in Ongjin Peninsula between 25 and 26 June 1950...
7 km (0.43 mi)) → Jeongdo Line Hwasan–Naeto (2.1 km (1.3 mi)) → Naeto Line Haeju–Ongjin (43.5 km (27.0 mi)) → OngjinLine Sariwon—Hwasan—Sinwŏn—Haeju...
Ongjin station is a railway station in Ongjin-ŭp, Ongjin County, South Hwanghae Province, North Korea, on the OngjinLine of the Korean State Railway...
connects to the P'yŏngbu Line at Sariwŏn, to the Ŭnnyul Line at Ŭnp'a, to the Paech'ŏn Line at Changbang, and to the OngjinLine at Haeju. It plays an important...
narrow gauge Paengmu Line was completed in August 1991, the Sinhŭng Line was electrified in 1992, as was a section of the OngjinLine; in the same year,...
Ch'ŏngnyŏn station is the terminus of Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line and the origin station of OngjinLine. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6...
The Paech'ŏn Line is a partially electrified standard-gauge secondary railway line of the Korean State Railway in South Hwanghae Province, North Korea...
Ch'ŏngnam Line Ch'angdu (창두) North Hamgyŏng Hambuk Line Changdun (장둔) South Hwanghae OngjinLine Ch'anghŭng (창흥) South Hamgyŏng Ch'anghŭng Line Changhŭng...
Hwanghae (around the towns of Ongjin and Yonan County) was cut off from the rest of the province by the dividing line and joined Gyeonggi Province in...
two island groups off the Ongjin Peninsula where a 12-mile North Korean territorial sea claim and the Northern Limit Line create a zone of uncertain...
into 1 ŭp (town) and 21 ri (villages): Pyŏksŏng county is served by the OngjinLine of the Korean State Railway. North Korea: Administrative Division v t...
conditions for the United Nations to participate early, but lost territories in Ongjin Peninsula and cities nearby Seoul. Colonel Paik Sun-yup assumed command...
trains OngjinLine commuter trains Kaechon Line commuter trains Musan Line local/commuter trains Pukbunaeryuk Line commuter trains Pyongbuk Line commuter...
mostly surrounded by water and has 2,413 kilometres (1,499 mi) of coast line along three seas; to the west is the Yellow Sea (called Sohae Korean: 서해;...
and Republic of Korea Army (ROK) III Corps in the east, to reach the Idaho Line, an arc with its apex just south of the 38th Parallel in South Korea. Operation...
subdivision of Ongjin County, Incheon, South Korea. Yeonpyeong Island is known for its crab fishery. Yeonpyeong lies near the Northern Limit Line (NLL) and...
by May. The original plans called for a skirmish to be initiated in the Ongjin Peninsula on the west coast of Korea. The North Koreans would then launch...
of US I Corps and US IX Corps on 22 April but was halted at the No-Name Line north of Seoul by 30 April. On 15 May 1951, the PVA and Korean People's Army...
3 mi) long and 6.3 km (3.9 mi) wide island in Ongjin County, Incheon, South Korea, near the Northern Limit Line. The 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement which...
kilometer wide island in Ongjin County, Incheon, South Korea, located in south Daecheong Island, near the Northern Limit Line. It is situated in the Yellow...
56-kilometre (7.80 mi) wide island in Ongjin County, Incheon, South Korea, located near the Northern Limit Line. The 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement which...
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