Pyongbuk Line

Pyongbuk Line
Overview
Native name	평북선(平北線)
Type	Heavy rail, Regional rail
Locale	North Pyŏngan
Termini	Chŏngju Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ch'ŏngsu
Stations	13
Operation
Opened	27 Sep. 1939
Owner	Korean State Railway
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length	120.5 km (74.9 mi)
No. 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 P'yŏngŭi Line 0.0 Chŏngju Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'yŏngŭi Line 10.4 Koan Closed 16.5 Pongmyŏng ↑Chŏngju/Kusŏng↓ 28.4 Panghyŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'alwŏn Line 41.2 Kusŏng 49.0 Paegun ↑Kusŏng/Taegwan↓ 63.9 P'alyŏng 70.5 Taeryŏnggang Taeryong River 78.2 Sinon Taegwal-li Branch Taegwal-li ↑Taegwan/Sakju↓ 91.2 P'ungnyŏn 100.0 Sŏbu 105.9 P'anmak 113.7 Pup'ung 4.1 Amrokkang Amrokkang Branch Sup'ung Branch 2,5 Sup'ung 120.5 Ch'ŏngsu ↑DPRK Yalu River ↓Republic of China Shanghekou (Goods Station) Fengshang Line

Pyongbuk Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	평북선
Hancha	平北線
Revised Romanization	Pyeongbukseon
McCune–Reischauer	P'yŏngbuksŏn

The P'yŏngbuk Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the North Korean State Railway running from Chŏngju on the P'yŏngŭi Line to Ch'ŏngsu; it meets the Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line at Kusŏng.^[1]

Services

Two passenger trains are known to operate on this line:^[1]

• Semi-express trains 115/116, operating between P'yŏngyang and Ch'ŏngsu, and local trains 200/201, operating between West P'yŏngyang and Ch'ŏngsu, run on the entirety of this line between Chŏngju and Ch'ŏngsu.

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	Chŏngju Ch'ŏngnyŏn	정주 청년	P'yŏngŭi Line
16.5	Pongmyŏng	봉명
28.4	Panghyŏn	방현
41.2	Kusŏng	구성	Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'alwŏn Line
49.0	Paegun	백운
63.9	P'alyŏng	팔영
70.5	Taeryŏnggang	대령강
78.2	Sinon	신온	Taegwal-li Branch
91.2	P'ungnyŏn	풍년
100.0	Sŏbu	서부
105.9	P'anmak	판막
113.7	Pup'ung	부풍	Sup'ung Branch, Amrokkang Branch
120.5	Ch'ŏngsu	청수
	Shanghekou, China	上河口	China Railways Fengshan Line

Taegwal-li Branch

Electrified.

0.0	Sinon	신온	P'yŏngbuk Line
	Taegwal-li	대관리

Sup'ung Branch

Electrified. This branchline leads to the important Sup'ung hydroelectric power station.

0.0	Pup'ung	부풍	P'yŏngbuk Line
2.5	Sup'ung	수풍

Amrokkang Branch

Electrified. This is a freight-only branch used primarily for loading logs from booms floated down the river.

0.0	Pup'ung	부풍	P'yŏngbuk Line
4.1	Amrokkang	압록강

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6