# Pyongbuk Line

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Railway line in North Korea

P'yŏngbuk Line View of Ch'ŏngsu Station Overview Native name 평북선(平北線) Owner P'yŏngbuk Railway (1939–1945) Korean State Railway (since 1945) Locale North P'yŏngan Termini Chŏngju Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ch'ŏngsu Stations 13 Service Type Heavy rail, Regional rail History Opened 27 September 1939 Technical Line length 120.5 km (74.9 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 P'yŏngŭi Line P'yŏngbuk Line 0.0 Chŏngju Ch'ŏngnyŏn (bridge appx 65 m (213 ft)) (tunnel appx 185 m (607 ft)) (bridge appx 60 m (200 ft)) 10.4 Koan Closed (tunnel appx 285 m (935 ft)) 16.5 Pongmyŏng (bridge appx 75 m (246 ft)) (bridge appx 50 m (160 ft)) (tunnel appx 190 m (620 ft)) 28.4 Panghyŏn (bridge appx 60 m (200 ft)) (bridge appx 140 m (460 ft)) 7th Aircraft Parts Factory (bridge appx 140 m (460 ft)) (bridge appx 75 m (246 ft)) April 3 Factory Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line 41.2 Kusŏng (bridge appx 60 m (200 ft)) 49.0 Paegun (bridge appx 85 m (279 ft)) 4-track yard underground facility (bridge appx 90 m (300 ft)) (tunnel appx 485 m (1,591 ft)) (bridge appx 115 m (377 ft)) 63.9 P'alyŏng 70.5 Taeryŏnggang Taeryŏng River (bridge appx 135 m (443 ft)) (tunnel appx 100 m (330 ft)) (bridge appx 110 m (360 ft)) (tunnel appx 160 m (520 ft)) Taegwalli Line (bridge appx 140 m (460 ft)) 78.2 0.0 Sin'on 3.4 (tunnel appx 135 m (443 ft)) tunnel appx 3,700 m (12,100 ft) Kugŏkch'ŏn 91.2 P'ungnyŏn tunnel appx 90 m (300 ft) tunnel appx 85 m (279 ft) tunnel appx 90 m (300 ft) (bridge appx 100 m (330 ft)) 100.0 Sŏbu (bridge appx 100 m (330 ft)) 105.9 P'anmak (tunnel appx 150 m (490 ft)) (bridge appx 135 m (443 ft)) (bridge appx 130 m (430 ft)) (tunnel appx 155 m (509 ft)) (bridge appx 85 m (279 ft)) (tunnel appx 150 m (490 ft)) (bridge appx 100 m (330 ft)) 113.7 Pup'ung Amrokkang Line Sup'ung Line (tunnel appx 600 m (2,000 ft)) 120.5 Ch'ŏngsu ←China - Yalu River - DPRK→ (bridge appx 660 m (2,170 ft)) Shanghekou (China) China Railway Fengshang Railway

Pyongbuk Line Hangul 평북선 Hanja 平北線 RR Pyeongbukseon MR P'yŏngbuksŏn

The **P'yŏngbuk Line** is an electrified standard-gauge secondary trunk line of the [Korean State Railway](/source/Korean_State_Railway) in [North Pyŏngan Province](/source/North_Pyongan_Province), [North Korea](/source/North_Korea), running from [Chŏngju](/source/Chongju_Chongnyon_Station) on the [P'yŏngŭi Line](/source/Pyongui_Line) to [Ch'ŏngsu](/source/Chongsu_Station); it meets the [Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line](/source/Chongnyon_Parwon_Line) at [Kusŏng](/source/Kusong_Station), and at Ch'ŏngsu, via a bridge across the [Yalu River](/source/Yalu_River), it goes to [Shanghekou](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shanghekou&action=edit&redlink=1), [China](/source/China), where it connects to [China Railway](/source/China_Railway)'s [Fengshang Railway](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fenghuangcheng%E2%80%93Shanghekou_railway&action=edit&redlink=1) to [Fenghuangcheng](/source/Fenghuangcheng).[1]

## History

The line was opened by the privately owned [P'yŏngbuk Railway](/source/Pyeongbuk_Railway) on 27 September 1939 as an industrial railway to serve the [Sup'ung Hydroelectric Power Plant](/source/Supung_Dam) on the [Yalu River](/source/Yalu_River).[2] The Emperor of [Manchukuo](/source/Manchukuo), [Puyi](/source/Puyi), travelled along this line when he visited the Sup'ung Dam.[1]

Following the [partition of Korea](/source/Partition_of_Korea) the line was located within the [Soviet](/source/Soviet_Union) zone of occupation, and was nationalised along with all the other railways in the zone by the [Provisional People’s Committee for North Korea](/source/Provisional_People%E2%80%99s_Committee_for_North_Korea) on 10 August 1946,[1] becoming part of the Korean State Railway. Electrification of the entire line was completed in 1980, and at the same time, semi-automatic train control was installed on the 41.3 km (25.7 mi) section between Chŏngju and Kusŏng.[3]

## Services

The line serves a variety of industries, including a textile factory in Kusŏng, a chemical factory in Ch'ŏngsu, and North Korea's largest [lignite](/source/Lignite) mine near [P'ungnyŏn](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pungnyon_Station&action=edit&redlink=1), as well as shipping large amounts of wood south from [Amrokkang Station](/source/Amrokkang_Station) on the Yalu River. Other important commodities shipped on the line are limestone and anthracite.[3]

There are two long-distance passenger trains that operate on the line - semi-express trains **115/116** between [P'yŏngyang](/source/Pyongyang_Station) and [Ch'ŏngsu](/source/Chongsu_Station), and local trains **200/201** between [West P'yŏngyang](/source/Sopyongyang_Station) and Ch'ŏngsu.[1] There are also commuter trains along the Ch'ongsu—[Sup'ung](/source/Supung_Station)—P'ungnyŏn (6 pairs), Kusŏng—Paegun (5 pairs) and Chŏngju—Kusŏng (2 pairs) sections of the line.[3]

## Route

A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.

Distance (km) Station Name Former Name Total S2S Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Connections 0.0 0.0 Chŏngju Ch'ŏngnyŏn 정주청년 (定州靑年) Chŏngju 정주 (定州) P'yŏngŭi Line 10.4 10.4 Koan 고안 (高安) Closed 16.5 6.1 Pongmyŏng 봉명 (鳳鳴) 28.4 11.9 Panghyŏn 방현 (方峴) 41.2 12.8 Kusŏng 구성 (龜城) P'yŏngbuk Kusŏng 평북구성 (平北龜城) Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line 49.0 7.8 Paegun 백운 (白雲) 63.9 14.9 P'alyŏng 팔영 (八營) Taean 대안 (大安) 70.5 6.6 Taeryŏnggang 대령강 (大寧江) Taegwan 대관 (大館) 78.2 7.7 Sinon 신온 (新溫) Ch'angp'yŏng 창평 (昌坪) Taegwalli Line 91.2 13.0 P'ungnyŏn 풍년 (豊年) Sakchu Onch'ŏn 삭주온천 (朔州溫泉) 100.0 8.8 Sŏbu 서부 (西部) Sakchu 삭주 (朔州) 105.9 5.9 P'anmak 판막 (板幕) Sinan 신안 (新安) 113.7 7.8 Pup'ung 부풍 (富豊) Sup'ung Line, Amrokkang Line 120.5 6.8 Ch'ŏngsu 청수 (靑水) Yalu River 압록강 (鴨綠江) DPRK−PRC border Shanghekou 上河口 China Railway Fengshang Railway

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Hayato_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Hayato_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Hayato_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Hayato_1-3) 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-Showa3813_2-0)** 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa Nr. 3813, 3 October 1939

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Naver_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Naver_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Naver_3-2) [North Korea Geographic Information: Transportation Geography - P'yŏngbuk Line (in Korean)](http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=2090762&cid=44454&categoryId=44461)

v t e P'yŏngbuk Line Mainline Chŏngju Ch'ŏngnyŏn Pongmyŏng Panghyŏn Kusŏng Paegun P'aryŏng Taeryŏnggang Sinon P'ungnyŏn Sŏbu P'anmak Pup'ung Ch'ŏngsu

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