Sinhung Line

Sinhŭng Line

A narrow-gauge passenger train on the Sŏho branch.
Overview
Native name 신흥선(新興線)
Type Heavy rail, Passenger/Freight rail
Regional rail
Status Operational
Termini Hamhŭng
Pujŏnhoban
Stations 16
Operation
Opened Stages between 1923–1933
Owner Korean State Railway
Operator(s) Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length 91.6 km (56.9 mi)
Number of tracks Single track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
(Hamhŭng – Sinhŭng)
762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
(Sinhŭng – Pujŏnhoban)
Electrification 3000 V DC Overhead line
Route map
Legend
 Py'ŏngra Line
 0.0 Hamhŭng
 P'yŏngra Line
 1.1 West Hamhŭng
Sŏho Branch
6.6Kadam
1.5 Sŏpo
9.3 Pumin
6.9 Sangsu
↑Hamhŭng/Yŏnggwang↓
12.3 Changhŭng
Sŏngch'ŏngang
Changjin Line
17.0 Yŏnggwang
11.0 Unjung
22.2 Chungsang Closed
13.0 Ryongsŏng
14.6 Hadŏk
25.9 P'ungsang
17.6 Sŏho
P'yŏngra Line
28.2 Changpung Closed
30.7 Chŏndong Closed
33.5 Ch'ŏnbulsan
 ↑Yŏnggwang/Sinhŭng↓
 41.0 Sinhŭng
 ↑1435 mm/762 mm↓
43.8 Kilbong Closed
 47.9 Tonghŭng
 54.1 Kyŏnghŭng
 55.9 Songha
 60.0 Hasonghŭng Closed
 61.0 Songhŭng
 66.4 Paegamsan Closed
 ↑Sinhŭng/Pujŏn↓
 68.1 Pujŏllyŏng
 74.7 Hamjiwŏn
 81.0 Pujŏn
 88.9 Toan
 91.6 Pujŏnhoban
Sinhung Line
Chosŏn'gŭl 신흥선
Hancha 新興線
Revised Romanization Sinheungseon
McCune–Reischauer Sinhŭngsŏn

The Sinhŭng Line is an electrified railway line of the North Korean State Railway running from Hamhŭng on the P'yŏngra Line to Pujŏnhoban.[1] Between Hamhŭng and Sinhŭng the line is standard gauge, but the continuation from Sinhŭng to the terminus at Pujŏnhoban is 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge; the narrow gauge section is also electrified. There is also an electrified narrow-gauge branch, the Sŏho branch, from West Hamhŭng to Sŏho.

Services

A pair of local passenger trains, 880/881, operate on the standard gauge section of this line between Hamhŭng and Sinhŭng;[1] there are also passenger trains on the Sŏho branch.

Route

A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified; a pink background indicates that section is 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge; an orange background indicates that section is non-electrified narrow gauge.

Distance Station Name (Transcribed) Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl) Connections
0.0 Hamhŭng 함흥 P'yŏngra Line
1.1 Sŏhamhŭng 서함흥 Sŏho Branch
6.6 Kadam 가담
9.3 Pumin 부민
17.0 Yŏnggwang 령광 Changjin Line
25.9 P'ungsang 풍상
33.5 Ch'ŏnbulsan 천불산
41.0 Sinhŭng 신흥
47.9 Tonghŭng 동흥
54.1 Kyŏnghŭng 경흥
55.9 Songha 송하
61.0 Songhŭng 송흥
68.1 Pujŏllyŏng 부전령
74.7 Hamjiwŏn 함지원
Pujŏn 부전
88.9 Toan 도안
91.6 Pujŏnhoban 부전호반

Sŏho Branch

Electrified, 762 mm (2 ft 6 in).

Distance Station Name (Transcribed) Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl) Connections
0.0 Sŏhamhŭng 서함흥 Sinhŭng Line
1.5 Sŏpo 서포
6.9 Sangsu 상수
Sŏngch'ŏngang 성천강
11.0 Unjung 운중
13.0 Ryongsŏng 룡성
14.6 Hadŏk 하덕
17.6 Sŏho 서호

References

  1. 1 2 Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6


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