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North Korea has a railway system consisting of an extensive network of standard-gauge lines and a smaller network of 762 mm (30.0 in) narrow-gauge lines; the latter are to be found around the country, but the most important lines are in the northern part of the country. All railways in North Korea are operated by the state-owned Korean State ...
In many cases, the name of the line is a portmanteau of the original termini. However, because of the division of Korea, some lines now terminate short of their original destinations. The following lists the main standard-gauge trunk lines: Hambuk Line: Ch'ŏngjin Ch'ŏngnyŏn - Rajin, 331.1 km, 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)
While there are such lines all over the country, the most important ones are in the northern part of the country. The longest of the narrow-gauge lines in North Korea is the Paengmu Line, which runs 191.7 km (119.1 mi) from Paegam to Musan, connecting the standard-gauge Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line with the standard-gauge Musan Line.
Pyongui Line: Possibly a Chinese railway numbering scheme. The numbers are listed in the schedule on the website of the Korea International Travel Company. [7] 7263, 8271 Jia'an - Manpo Manpo Line: Chinese railway numbering scheme for the cross border service. 9226, 9229 Seobu - Sinuiju Pyongui Line: Chinese railway numbering scheme.
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea blew up sections of inter-Korean roads and rail lines on its side of the heavily fortified border between the two Koreas on Tuesday, prompting South Korea's military ...
The Korean State Railway is the only rail operator in North Korea. It has a network of over 6,000 kilometres (3,700 mi) of standard gauge and 400 kilometres (250 mi) of narrow gauge (762 mm or 30.0 in) lines; as of 2007, over 5,400 kilometres (3,400 mi) of the standard gauge (well over 80%), along with 295.5 kilometres (183.6 mi) of the narrow ...
List of railway stations in North Korea. 1 language. ... North Hwanghae: Kobi Line: Kŏch'a (거차) South P'yŏngan: P'yŏngra Line: Kogŏnwŏn (고건원) North ...
Templates for railway lines in North Korea (136 P) Pages in category "Railway lines in North Korea" The following 136 pages are in this category, out of 136 total.