Samjiyon Line

Samjiyŏn Line is the name of a railway line of the Korean State Railway in Ryanggang Province, North Korea, running from Wiyŏn on the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line to Motka. The name is applied both to the original narrow gauge line built in 1948, as well as to the new standard gauge line opened in 2017.

Samjiyŏn Line
Overview
Native name삼지연선 (三池淵線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleRyanggang
Termini
Stations12
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
History
Opened1948
Closed1994
Reopened5 April 2017
Technical
Line length77.2 km (48.0 mi) (old line)
64.0 km (39.8 mi) (new line)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Old gauge762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
Electrification1500 V DC Overhead line (old line)
Route map
Paektusan Ch. Line
0.0
 Wiyŏn
Paektusan Ch. Line
(new bridge appx 90 m (300 ft))
(old bridge appx 85 m (279 ft))
1.3
 Hwajŏn
Closed
6.2
6.3
 Poch'ŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Poch'ŏn Line
Closed
Karimch'ŏn
(old bridge appx 25 m (82 ft))
(old bridge appx 40 m (130 ft))
10.8
 Sangŭip'yŏng
Closed
Kusimuldong
Closed
13.5
 Kansambong
Closed
(old bridge appx 170 m (560 ft))
(new bridge appx 275 m (902 ft))
14.4
 P'ot'ae
(tunnel appx 330 m (1,080 ft))
(tunnel appx 135 m (443 ft))
(tunnel appx 540 m (1,770 ft))
(tunnel appx 420 m (1,380 ft))
20.2
 Nongsan
Closed
(bridge appx 305 m (1,001 ft))
25.7
 Chagasu
Closed
31.5
 Toksan
Closed
48.6
 Samp'o
Closed
(bridge appx 40 m (130 ft))
56.0
 Yangsu
Closed
 Rimyŏngsu Ch'ŏngnyŏn
58.9
 Rimyŏngsu
Closed
61.2
 Kŏnch'ang
switchback
Closed
69.3
 Pegaebong
Closed
72.2
 Samjiyŏn
Closed
59.4
 Samjiyŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn
64.0
77.2
 Samjiyŏn Motka
new line
old line

While the original line was 77.2 km (48.0 mi), the new standard gauge line is considerably shorter at 64 km (40 mi).

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.