Pupo Line

Railway line in North Korea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Pup'o Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary railway line of the Korean State Railway in Kangryŏng-gun, South Hwanghae Province, North Korea, running from Sin'gangryŏng on the Ongjin Line to Pup'o.[1]

Native name부포선(釜浦線)
StatusOperational
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Pupo Line
Overview
Native name부포선(釜浦線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleKangryŏng-gun, South Hwanghae
Termini
  • Sin'gangryŏng
  • Pup'o
Stations5
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Regional rail, Freight rail
History
Opened1970s
Technical
Line length19.1 km (11.9 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

to Haeju
0.0
Singangryŏng
(former wye)
to Ongjin
(bridge appx 25 metres (82 ft))
7.2
Kangryŏng
(bridge appx 60 metres (200 ft))
(bridge appx 15 metres (49 ft))
11.3
Ryongyŏn
(bridge appx 40 metres (130 ft))
(bridge appx 15 metres (49 ft))
15.2
Hyangjuk
sand loading
19.1
Pup'o
(former wye)
(former wye)
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Hangul
부포선
Hanja
釜浦線
RRBuposeon
MRPup'osŏn
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Pupo Line
Hangul
부포선
Hanja
釜浦線
RRBuposeon
MRPup'osŏn
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History

The line was opened by the Korean State Railway in the 1970s.[2]

Route

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

More information Distance (km), Station Name ...
Distance (km)Station NameFormer Name
TotalS2STranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)TranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)Connections
0.0 0.0 Sin'gangryŏng 신강령 (新康翎) Ongjin Line
7.2 7.2 Kangryŏng 강령 (康翎) Distance is approximate.
11.3 4.1 Ryongyŏn 룡연 (龍淵) Distance is approximate.
15.2 3.9 Hyangjuk 향죽 (香竹) Distance is approximate.
19.1 3.4 Pup'o 부포 (釜浦)
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