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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 ...
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 ...
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 Pongch'ŏn Colliery Line is a non-electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in Kaech'ŏn city, South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Pongch'ŏn on the Manp'o Line to Pongch'ŏn Colliery, serving a major anthracite mine. [1]
Train Numbers Terminii Train lines used Notes 100Щ Pyongyang - Moscow Pyongra Line: Russian Railways numbering scheme. [6] K27, K28 Pyongyang - Beijing 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
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The line was built in the late 1940s, coinciding with the opening of a line on the Soviet Far Eastern Railway from Baranovsky to Khasan. The station at Khasan was opened on 28 September 1951, and in 1952 a wooden railway bridge was built across the Tumen River to Tumangang in North Korea. [4]