# Pochon Line

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Former railway line in North Korea

Poch'ŏn Line Overview Other name(s) Paektusan Forest Railway 백두산림철선(白頭山林鐵線) Native name 보천선(普天線) Status Closed Owner Korean State Railway Locale Ryanggang Termini Karim Ryanggang Taep'yŏng Stations 8 Service Type Heavy rail History Opened 1940s Closed 1994 Technical Line length 31.5 km (19.6 mi) Number of tracks Single track Track gauge 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) Electrification 1500 V DC Overhead line (Karim–Poch'ŏn) Route map Legend Samjiyŏn Line 0.0 Karim Closed Samjiyŏn Line Karimch'ŏn (bridge appx 55 m (180 ft)) 3.3 Poch'ŏn Closed 5.7 Konjangdŏk Closed (bridge appx 45 m (148 ft)) Karimch'ŏn (bridge appx 60 m (200 ft)) 10.2 Naegok Closed Karimch'ŏn (bridge appx 50 m (160 ft)) 15.6 Onsu Closed Karimch'ŏn (bridge appx 50 m (160 ft)) 20.9 Taejin Closed Karimch'ŏn (bridge appx 60 m (200 ft)) 24.8 Ryŏsu Closed Karimch'ŏn (bridge appx 40 m (130 ft)) 31.5 Ryanggang Taep'yŏng Closed

Pochon Line Hangul 보천선 Hanja 普天線 RR Bocheonseon MR Poch'ŏnsŏn

The **Poch'ŏn Line**, also known as **Paektusan Rimch'ŏl Line** (*Mount Paektu Forestry Line*), is a former partially electrified narrow gauge line of the [Korean State Railway](/source/Korean_State_Railway) in [Ryanggang Province](/source/Ryanggang_Province), [North Korea](/source/North_Korea), running from [Karim](/source/Karim_Station) on the [Samjiyŏn Line](/source/Samjiy%C5%8Fn_Line) to [Ryanggang Taep'yŏng](/source/Ryanggang_Taepyong_Station).[1]

## History

Opened around the same time as the connecting [Samjiyŏn Line](/source/Samjiyon_Line), extensive flooding in 1994 led to the closure of the line.[2][3]

In August 1980, [Kim Il Sung](/source/Kim_Il_Sung) ordered the construction of a new east–west transversal trunk line in the extreme north of the country.[4] To accomplish this, railway engineers planned the new line, called the [Pukpu Line](/source/Pukpu_Line), connecting [Manp'o](/source/Manpo) in the west with [Hoeryŏng](/source/Hoeryong) in the east to make use of parts of existing lines where possible to reduce the amount of new construction needed.[5] Construction of this line was to take place in three stages. The first stage, completed in 1988, extended the former [Unbong Line](/source/Unbong_Line) to [Hyesan](/source/Hyesan), resulting in the current Pukpu Line; the second stage was to have connected Hyesan to [Musan](/source/Musan) on the [Musan Line](/source/Musan_Line),[5] and the third stage was to have connected Musan to Hoeryŏng on the [Hambuk Line](/source/Hambuk_Line).[5]

Construction of the second stage was to have made use of parts of existing lines in several places. From Hyesan to [Wiyŏn](/source/Wiyon_Chongnyon_Station) it was to have shared the existing standard gauge trackage of the [Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line](/source/Paektusan_Chongnyon_Line). The plan also included the conversion to standard gauge of four sections of existing narrow gauge lines: from Wiyŏn to [Karim](/source/Karim_Station), the existing section of the Samjiyŏn line was to have been regauged; from Karim to [Poch'ŏn](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pochon_Station&action=edit&redlink=1) the existing section of the Poch'ŏn Line was to have been regauged, from [Rimyŏngsu](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rimyongsu_Station&action=edit&redlink=1) to Motka, the remaining portion of the Samjiyŏn Line was to have been converted, and from [Hŭngam](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hungam_Station&action=edit&redlink=1) to [Musan](/source/Musan_Station) the existing section of the narrow gauge [Paengmu Line](/source/Paengmu_Line) was to have been regauged. Then, new track was to be laid between Poch'ŏn and Rimyŏngsu and between Motka and Hŭngam to connect the regauged sections into a complete line.[5] Although some initial work was started on the second stage, the DPRK's financial crisis of the 1990s led to the project being suspended.

## Route

A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified; a pink background indicates that section is [2 ft 6 in](/source/2_ft_6_in_gauge_railways) (762 mm) [narrow gauge](/source/Narrow_gauge_railway); an orange background indicates that section is non-electrified narrow gauge.

Distance (km) Station Name Former Name Total S2S Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Connections 0.0 0.0 Karim 가림 (佳林) Samjiyŏn Line 3.3 3.3 Poch'ŏn 보천 (普天) Closed. 5.7 2.4 Konjangdŏk 곤장덕 (棍杖德) Closed. 10.2 4.5 Naegok 내곡 (內曲) Closed. 15.6 5.4 Onsu 온수 (溫水) Closed. 20.9 5.3 Taejin 대진 (大鎭) Closed. 24.8 3.9 Ryŏsu 려수 (麗水) Closed. 31.5 6.7 Ryanggang Taep'yŏng 량강대평 (兩江大坪) P'yŏngmul 평물 (-) Closed.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Hayato_1-0)** Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4-10-303731-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-10-303731-6)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2012stop_2-0)** [北 자재난 심각…2012년 국책사업 줄줄이 ‘중단’](https://www.dailynk.com/korean/read.php?cataId=nk04500&num=77344), 《데일리NK》, 2009.10.09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-dnk16-10-08_3-0)** [“사람 굶는데 ‘김일성 100년’ 공사 한창”](https://www.dailynk.com/korean/read.php?num=62730&cataId=nk04500), 《데일리NK》, 2008.10.16.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-tongil_4-0)** [북한 북부철길 개건사업 마감단계.. ‘제2의 마식령속도’ 창조](http://www.tongilnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=105655)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-konsol_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-konsol_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-konsol_5-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-konsol_5-3) [북부 철길 건설](http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=2090718&cid=44454&categoryId=44461)

v t e Poch'ŏn Line Mainline Karim Poch'ŏn Konjangdŏk Naegok Onsu Taejin Ryŏsu Ryanggang Taep'yŏng

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