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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) Kangwŏn Line: Kowŏn - P'yŏnggang, 145.8 km, 1,435 mm
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 ...
Map of existing railway infrastructure in North Korea. The Trans-Korean Main Line is a project to build railway infrastructure in North Korea, and allow rail freight to travel between South Korea and Russia; it is hoped to halve the time taken to transport freight from eastern Asia to Europe [1] and earn substantial transit fees.
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 P'yŏngan: Map'yŏng Line: Hyangha (향하) Chagang: Kanggye Line: Hyangjang (향장) South P'yŏngan:
This is a list of all of the numbered passenger train services operated by the Korean State Railway, separated by train class. Even/odd pairs indicate train trips in opposing directions, the most recent comprehensive schedules are from 2002. [1] [2] Trains confirmed only by another source are marked in blue.
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The Korean State Railway is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of North Korea (Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 철도성; MR: Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk Ch'ŏldosŏng), commonly called the State Rail (Korean: 국철; MR: Kukch'ŏl) [1] and has its headquarters at P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is ...