Paengma Line

The Paengma Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Yŏmju on the P'yŏngŭi Line to South Sinŭiju, likewise on the P'yŏngui Line.

Paengma Line
Overview
Native name백마선(白馬線)
StatusOperational
OwnerTemporary Military Railway (1905–1906)
National Railway (1906–1909)
Korea Railway (1909–1910)
Chosen Government Railway (1910–1917)
South Manchuria Railway (1917–1925)
Chosen Government Railway (1925–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleNorth P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations7
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Regional rail
History
Opened28 April 1905
1 April 1908 (Passenger service)
Technical
Line length39.6 km (24.6 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius400 m (1,300 ft)
Maximum incline13‰
Route map
P'yŏngŭi Line
0.0
 Yŏmju
P'yŏngŭi Line
Taebong River
(bridge appx 40 m (130 ft))
8.7
 Ryangch'aek
Ryangch'aek Bearing Factory
Taebong River
(bridge appx 35 m (115 ft))
16.5
 P'ihyŏn
(bridge appx 35 m (115 ft))
(tunnel appx 255 m (837 ft))
23.0
 Ryonggyeri
2.6
P'ihyŏn Brick Factory
Taebong River
(bridge appx 450 m (1,480 ft))
Ponghwa Chemical Complex
25.8
 Paengma
(bridge appx 30 m (98 ft))
tank car loading
Ponghwa Chemical Complex
3.8
underground facility
(bridge appx 75 m (246 ft))
(tunnel appx 230 m (750 ft))
3.1
 Songhwa Residence
(tunnel appx 545 m (1,788 ft))
37.0
 Sŏkha
(bridge appx 70 m (230 ft))
P'yŏngŭi Line
39.6
 South Sinŭiju
Tŏkhyŏn Line
P'yŏngŭi Line
Paengma Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
백마선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationBaegma-seon
McCune–ReischauerPaengma-sŏn
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