Unbong Line (Manp'o–Unbong): 1959 Unbong–Hyesan: 1987-1988
Technical
Line length
249.2 km (154.8 mi)
Number of tracks
Single track
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification
3000 V DC Catenary
Route map
Legend
Unha Line
Yalu River
CR Meiji Railway
DPRK← →China
0.0
Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Manp'o Line
(bridge appx 290 m (950 ft))
(tunnel appx 230 m (750 ft))
(tunnel appx 200 m (660 ft))
Ch'agap'yŏng Cement Factory
4.6
Ch'agap'yŏng
mine loading
(main tunnel appx 810 m (2,660 ft))
(branch tunnel appx 920 m (3,020 ft))
(bridge appx 60 m (200 ft))
An'gol Line
8.3
Munak
17.7
Yŏnp'o
(bridge appx 150 m (490 ft))
23.4
Rimt'o
25.8
Ch'anggol
(bridge appx 285 m (935 ft))
28.6
Simridong
(tunnel appx 120 m (390 ft))
41.0
Songsam
(bridge appx 270 m (890 ft))
35.8
Chagang Samgang
yellow: former line on PRC side for
dam construction
44.9
Sangp'unggang
Yalu River
Unbong Line
45.6
Unbong
53.4
Kujung
(tunnel appx 1,305 m (4,281 ft))
(tunnel appx 215 m (705 ft))
(tunnel appx 2,685 m (8,809 ft))
(tunnel appx 560 m (1,840 ft))
63.5
Chasŏng
(tunnel appx 1,050 m (3,440 ft))
(tunnel appx 475 m (1,558 ft))
68.8
Sahyang
(bridge appx 115 m (377 ft))
74.3
Kwi'in
(bridge appx 180 m (590 ft))
(tunnel appx 605 m (1,985 ft))
(tunnel appx 495 m (1,624 ft))
(bridge appx 210 m (690 ft))
80.8
Chŏnp'yŏng
83.2
Rip'yŏng
(bridge appx 235 m (771 ft))
(bridge appx 150 m (490 ft))
87.8
Hwap'yŏng
(bridge appx 130 m (430 ft))
94.8
Hoejung
(bridge appx 150 m (490 ft))
(bridge appx 105 m (344 ft))
100.5
Ryongch'ul
(bridge appx 220 m (720 ft))
(tunnel appx 2,650 m (8,690 ft))
108.1
Wŏlt'an
(bridge appx 180 m (590 ft))
(bridge appx 100 m (330 ft))
underground facility
113.7
Hoeyang
(bridge appx 120 m (390 ft))
(bridge appx 130 m (430 ft))
121.4
Rot'an
(bridge appx 100 m (330 ft))
126.8
Ogubi
(tunnel appx 440 m (1,440 ft))
(tunnel appx 305 m (1,001 ft))
134.7
Tuji
138.2
P'op'yŏng Ch'ŏngnyŏn
(tunnel appx 650 m (2,130 ft))
(tunnel appx 335 m (1,099 ft))
(tunnel appx 340 m (1,120 ft))
145.9
Much'ang
(tunnel appx 470 m (1,540 ft))
(tunnel appx 225 m (738 ft))
151.5
Rajuk
(tunnel appx 100 m (330 ft))
155.8
Taeŭng
(tunnel appx 135 m (443 ft))
(tunnel appx 190 m (620 ft))
(tunnel appx 215 m (705 ft))
166.0
Huju Ch'ŏngnyŏn
(bridge appx 130 m (430 ft))
(tunnel appx 355 m (1,165 ft))
178.7
Songjŏn
(tunnel appx 145 m (476 ft))
(tunnel appx 595 m (1,952 ft))
(tunnel appx 1,230 m (4,040 ft))
187.0
Kangha
(tunnel appx 835 m (2,740 ft))
(tunnel appx 465 m (1,526 ft))
194.6
Sinp'a Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Changjin River
(bridge appx 285 m (935 ft))
200.0
Mint'ang
205.3
Ryanggang Sinsang
(tunnel appx 200 m (660 ft))
(tunnel appx 580 m (1,900 ft))
212.5
P'ungyang
(tunnel appx 280 m (920 ft))
(tunnel appx 1,565 m (5,135 ft))
220.1
Sangdae
224.0
Insan
(tunnel appx 645 m (2,116 ft))
(tunnel appx 210 m (690 ft))
232.8
Samsu Ch'ŏngnyŏn
(tunnel appx 220 m (720 ft))
(tunnel appx 920 m (3,020 ft))
240.3
Nŭpp'yŏng
245.1
Kangu
Hoch'ŏn River
(bridge appx 160 m (520 ft))
Hyesan Textile Factory
249.2
Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line
Hyesan–Wiyŏn section to have
become part of Pukpu Line
Wiyŏn
Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line
Samjiyŏn Line
Wiyŏn–Karim section
to have become part of Pukpu Line
Karim
Samjiyŏn Line
Poch'ŏn Line
Karim–Poch'ŏn section
to have become part of Pukpu Line
Poch'ŏn
Poch'ŏn Line
planned new line
Samjiyŏn Line
Samjiyŏn
Samjiyŏn–Motka section
to have become part of Pukpu Line
Motka
Taehongdan
planned new line
Nongsa
planned new line
Samjang
planned new line
Paengmu Line
Hŭngam
Hŭngam–Musan section to have
become part of Pukpu Line
Musan
Musan Line
Ch'ilsŏngri
planned new line
Saegŏlli
planned new line
Yusŏn
Hoeryŏng Colliery Line to have
become part of Pukpu Line
Hoeryŏng Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Hambuk Line
Pukbunaeryuk Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
북부내륙선
Hancha
北部內陸線
Revised Romanization
Bukbu-seon
McCune–Reischauer
Pukpu-sŏn
The Pukbunaeryuk Line, also called the Hyesan–Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line after the only completed stage of three planned stages, is an electrified standard-gauge secondary trunk line of the Korean State Railway in Chagang and Ryanggang Provinces, North Korea, connecting the Manp'o Line at Manp'o to the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line at Hyesan.[1] It also connects to the China Railway Meiji Railway via the Ji'an Yalu River Border Railway Bridge between Manp'o and Meihekou, China.
The Pukbunaeryuk Line was to have been a northern east–west trunk line of 450 km (280 mi)[2] on the Manp'o–Hyesan–Musan–Hoeryŏng route,[3] but this plan has not been realised.
There are 42 stations on the line, of which Chasŏng, Hwap'yŏng, P'op'yŏng Ch'ŏngnyŏn, and Mint'ang are dedicated freight consolidation points; the stations of Chŏnp'yŏng, Tuji, Sinp'a Ch'ŏngnyŏn, Ryanggang Sinsang, and Insan are served only by passenger trains.[3] The line has 76 tunnels totalling over 26 km (16 mi) in length, and 116 bridges with a total length of over 6.3 km (3.9 mi) -[4] bridges make up 3.3% of the total length of the line, whilst tunnels account for 12.8% of the total route length.[3]
There are locomotive facilities at Manp'o and Hyesan, and formerly at P'op'yŏng; Hyesan also has shops for maintenance of passenger and freight cars.[3]
^Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
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