Pyongbu Line
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The P'yŏngbu Line is an electrified standard-gauge trunk line of the North Korean State Railway running from P'yŏngyang to Kaesŏng.[2]
The line is the southern continuation of the P'yŏngŭi Line. It theoretically connects P'yŏngyang to Busan in South Korea but, in reality, it ends at Kaesŏng because of the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
History
The line was originally a part of the Kyŏngŭi Line and opened in 1905. During the period of Japanese rule international trains were running on the railway from Pusan to Fungtian (Shenyang). After the independence of Korea the Kyŏngŭi Line was divided into three sections and the railway between Sariwŏn Station and the 38th parallel was closed by the military of the Soviet Union.[2][3] Before the Korean War the passenger trains of South Korea were running from Yongsan to T'osŏng (Kaep'ung).[3] After the end of the war the southern terminus of the line was changed to the Kaesŏng Station.[2]
In 2007 the section Kaesŏng–Dorasan was reopened for the connection to South Korea, and for a number of years freight trains from the south to the Kaesŏng Industrial District and passenger trains to the Mount Kumgang Tourist Region were operated, but these have since been suspended. The first of these freight trains ran on 11 December 2007, carrying construction materials from Munsan in the South to Kaesong, and footwear and clothing on the return trip to the South.[4]
Services
The following passenger trains are known to operate on the North Korean section of the line:[2]
- Express trains 15-16/17-18, operating between Haeju Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn, run on this line between Sariwŏn and P'yŏngyang;
- Semi-express trains 104-107/108-111, operating between Haeju Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn, run on this line between Sariwŏn and P'yŏngyang;
- Semi-express trains 119-122/120-121, operating between Sinch'ŏn and Ch'ŏngjin Ch'ŏngnyŏn, run on this line between Sariwŏn and P'yŏngyang;
- Semi-express trains 138-139/140-141, operating between Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Changyŏn, run on this line between Taedonggang and Sariwŏn;
- Semi-express trains 142-143/144-145, operating between Sinŭiju Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Kaesŏng, run on this line between P'yŏngyang and Kaesŏng;
- Local trains 202-203-204/205-206-207, operating between Hamhŭng and Sariwŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn, run on this line between P'yŏngyang and Sariwŏn;
- Local trains 219/220, operating between Taedonggang and Ch'ŏlgwang, run on this line between Taedonggang and Sariwŏn;
- Local trains 222-223/224, operating between Kalli and Kaesŏng, run on this line between P'yŏngyang and Kaesŏng;
- Local trains 236-237/238-239, operating between Sariwŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Tŏkch'ŏn, run on this line between Sariwŏn and Taedonggang;
- Local trains 240-241/242-243, operating between Haeju Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Namp'o, run on this line between Sariwŏn and P'yŏngyang.
Route
A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.
| Distance | Station Name (Transcribed) | Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl) | Connections |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | P'yŏngyang | 평양 | P'yŏngŭi Line, P'yŏngra Line |
| 2.6 | Taedonggang | 대동강 | P'yŏngdŏk Line |
| 10.5 | Ryŏkp'o | 력포 | Rangrang Branch |
| 17.8 | Chunghwa | 중화 | |
| 24.4 | Hŭkkyo | 흑교 | |
| 31.1 | Kindŭng | 긴등 | |
| 36.5 | Hwangju | 황주 | Songrim Line |
| 46.7 | Ch'imch'on | 침촌 | |
| 53.8 | Chŏngbang-ri | 정방리 | |
| 60.5 | Sariwŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn | 사리원청년 | Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line |
| 65.1 | East Sariwŏn | 동사리원 | |
| 70.5 | Pongsan | 봉산 | Pongsan Branch |
| 77.5 | Ch'ŏnggye | 청계 | |
| 85.4 | Hŭngsu | 흥수 | |
| 90.2 | Munmu | 문무 | |
| 100.6 | Sŏhŭng | 서흥 | |
| 107.4 | Sinmak | 신막 | |
| 117.9 | Mulgae | 물개 | |
| 126.7 | P'yŏngsan | 평산 | Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ich'ŏn Line |
| 135.3 | Taebaeksansŏng | 태백산성 | |
| 141.0 | Hanp'o | 한포 | |
| 151.3 | Kŭmch'ŏn | 금천 | |
| 163.2 | Kyejŏng | 계정 | |
| 170.4 | Ryŏhyŏn | 려현 | |
| 178.2 | Kaep'ung | 개풍 | |
| 187.3 | Kaesŏng | 개성 | |
| Tracks past Kaesŏng not in regular use | |||
| 191.2 | Sonha | 손하 | |
| 195.1 | Pongdong | 봉동 | |
| 197.6 | P'anmun | 판문 | |
| Demilitarized Zone | |||
| 204.9 | Dorasan, Gyeongui Line | 도라산 | |
| ... | |||
| 260.7 | Seoul, Gyeongui Line | 서울 | Gyeongbu Line, Gyeongbu KTX, x16px,  ,  |
Rangrang Branch
Electrified.
| Distance | Station Name (Transcribed) | Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl) | Connections |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryŏkp'o | 력포 | P'yŏngbu Line | |
| Rangrang | 락랑 |
Pongsan Branch
Electrified.
| Distance | Station Name (Transcribed) | Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl) | Connections |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Pongsan | 봉산 | P'yŏngbu Line |
| 2.5 | West Pongsan | 서봉산 |
References
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- ↑ Japanese Government Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在(The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937), Tokyo, Kawaguchi Printing Company, pp. 483–484
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Kokubu, Hayato (2007), 将軍様の鉄道 (The railway of the general), Tokyo, Shinchosha, ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 百年の鉄道旅行 (The railway travel for 100 years): The situation of the division of Korea (in Japanese)
- ↑ http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/freight-crosses-the-korean-divide.html
