Amrokkang Line

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Other nameSup'ung Hoan Line
Native name압록강선 (鴨綠江線)
StatusOperational
OwnerP'yŏngbuk Railway (1940-1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Amrokkang Line
Overview
Other nameSup'ung Hoan Line
Native name압록강선 (鴨綠江線)
StatusOperational
OwnerP'yŏngbuk Railway (1940-1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleNorth P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations2
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
History
Opened30 September 1940
Technical
Line length4.1 km (2.5 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

Amrokkang Line
0.0
Pup'ung
(bridge appx 75 m (246 ft))
2.5
Sup'ung
(tunnel appx 185 m (607 ft))
(tunnel appx 60 m (200 ft))
(tunnel appx 605 m (1,985 ft))
4.1
Amrokkang
Amrokkang Line
Hangul
압록강선
Hanja
鴨綠江線
RRAmnokgangseon
MRAmnokkangsŏn

The Amrokkang Line is a non-electrified freight-only railway line of the Korean State Railway in North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Pup'ung on the P'yŏngbuk Line to Amrokkang Station on the Yalu River.[1]

Originally called the Sup'ung Hoan Line, it was opened by the P'yŏngbuk Railway on 30 September 1940.[2]

Following the partition of Korea the line was located within the Soviet zone of occupation, and was nationalised along with all the other railways in the zone by the Provisional People’s Committee for North Korea on 10 August 1946,[1] becoming part of the Korean State Railway.

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