Pukbunaeryuk Line
{{Short description|Railway line in North Korea}}
{{Infobox rail line
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| name = Pukbunaeryuk Line
| other_name = Hyesan–Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line
혜산만포청년선(惠山滿浦靑年線)
| native_name = 북부내륙선(北部內陸線)
| native_name_lang = ko
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| image = Samsu Cheongnyeon Railway Station.jpg
| image_width = 360px
| image_alt = Samsu Ch'ŏngnyŏn Station on the Pukpu Line
| caption = Samsu Ch'ŏngnyŏn Station on the Pukpu Line
| type = heavy rail, Regional rail
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| start = Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn
| end = Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Hoeryŏng Ch'ŏngnyŏn - planned/unrealised
| stations = 42
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| open = Unbong Line (Manp'o–Unbong): 1959
Unbong–Hyesan: 1987-1988
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| owner = Korean State Railway
| operator = Korean State Railway
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| depot = Manp'o, Hyesan;
P'op'yŏng
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| linelength = {{convert|249.2|km|abbr=on}}
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| tracks = Single track
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| electrification = 3000 V DC Catenary
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BL\\\STR\\\\WASSER\~~ ~~ ~~(branch tunnel appx {{convert|920|m|ft|abbr=on}})
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BL\\\\STRl\STRq\STRq\STR+r\WASSER
BL\\\\\\\HST\WASSER~~28.6~~Simridong
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BL\\pHST\WASSER\\WASSER\STR\STR\WASSER~~41.0~~Songsam
BL\\TUNNEL1\WASSER\\WASSER\STR\STR\WASSER~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|270|m|ft|abbr=on}})
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BL\\STR\WASSER\exSTR_yellow\WASSERl\WASSERq\WASSERq\WASSERr~~ ~~ ~~yellow: former line on PRC side for
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BL\\STR\WASSERl\WASSERq\WASSERq\WASSERq\WASSERq\WCONTfq~~ ~~ ~~Yalu River
BL\\STRl\uSTRq!~STR+r\uSTRq\uCONTfq\\\~~ ~~ ~~Unbong Line
BL\\\BHF\\\\\~~45.6~~Unbong
BL\\STR+l\STRr\\\\\
BL\\BHF\\\\\\~~53.4~~Kujung
BL\\STRl\STRq\STR+r\\\\
BL\\\\TUNNEL1\\\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|1305|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\TUNNEL1\\\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|215|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\TUNNEL1\\\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|2685|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\TUNNEL1\\\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|560|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\BHF\\\\WORKS~~63.5~~Chasŏng
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BL\\\\TUNNEL1\\\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|475|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\HST\\\\~~68.8~~Sahyang
BL\\\\hKRZWae\\\\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|115|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\pHST\\\\~~74.3~~Kwi'in
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BL\\\\TUNNEL1\\\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|495|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\hKRZWae\\\\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|210|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\pHST\\\\~~80.8~~Chŏnp'yŏng
BL\\\\HST\\\\~~83.2~~Rip'yŏng
BL\\\\hKRZWae\\\\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|235|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\hKRZWae\\\\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|150|m|ft|abbr=on}})
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BL\\hKRZWae\\\\\\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|130|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\HST\\\\\\~~94.8~~Hoejung
BL\\hKRZWae\\\\\\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|150|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\hKRZWae\\\\\\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|105|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\pHST\\\\\\~~100.5~~Ryongch'ul
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BL\\TUNNEL1\\\\\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|2650|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\STRl\HSTq\STR+r\\\\~~108.1~~Wŏlt'an
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BL\\\\hKRZWae\\\\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|100|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\tSTReq\ABZgr\\\\~~ ~~ ~~underground facility
BL\\\\HST\\\\~~113.7~~Hoeyang
BL\\\\hKRZWae\\\\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|120|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\hKRZWae\\\\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|130|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\BHF\\\\WORKS~~121.4~~Rot'an
BL\\\\hKRZWae\\\\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|100|m|ft|abbr=on}})
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BL\\\\TUNNEL1\WASSER\\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|305|m|ft|abbr=on}})
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BL\\\\BHF\WASSER\\\WORKS~~138.2~~P'op'yŏng Ch'ŏngnyŏn
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BL\\\\TUNNEL1\WASSER\\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|335|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\TUNNEL1\WASSER\\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|340|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\HST\WASSER\\\~~145.9~~Much'ang
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BL\\\\TUNNEL1\WASSER\\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|225|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\pHST\WASSER\\\~~151.5~~Rajuk
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BL\\\\TUNNEL1\WASSER\\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|190|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\TUNNEL1\WASSER\\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|215|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\BHF\WASSER\\\~~166.0~~Huju Ch'ŏngnyŏn
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BL\\\\TUNNEL1\WASSER\\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|355|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\HST\WASSER\\\~~178.7~~Songjŏn
BL\\\\TUNNEL1\WASSER\\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|145|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\TUNNEL1\WASSER\\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|595|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\TUNNEL1\WASSER\\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|1230|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\HST\WASSER\\\~~187.0~~Kangha
BL\\\\TUNNEL1\WASSER\\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|835|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\TUNNEL1\WASSER\\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|465|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\HST\WASSER\\\~~194.6~~Sinp'a Ch'ŏngnyŏn
BL\WASSERq\WASSERq\WASSERq\hKRZWae\WABZql\WASSER+r\\~~ ~~ ~~Changjin River
BL\\\\STR\\WASSER\\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|285|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\HST\\WASSER\\~~200.0~~Mint'ang
BL\\\\STRl\STR+r\WASSER\\
BL\\\\\pHST\WASSER\\~~205.3~~Ryanggang Sinsang
BL\\\\\TUNNEL1\WASSER\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\\TUNNEL1\WASSER\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|580|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\\HST\WASSER\\~~212.5~~P'ungyang
BL\\\\\TUNNEL1\WASSER\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|280|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\\TUNNEL1\WASSER\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|1565|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\\HST\WASSER\\~~220.1~~Sangdae
BL\\\\\HST\WASSER\\~~224.0~~Insan
BL\\\\\TUNNEL1\WASSER\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|645|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\\TUNNEL1\WASSER\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|210|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\\BHF\WASSER\\WORKS~~232.8~~Samsu Ch'ŏngnyŏn
BL\\\\\TUNNEL1\WASSER\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|220|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\\TUNNEL1\WASSER\\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|920|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\\HST\WASSER\\~~240.3~~Nŭpp'yŏng
BL\\\\\HST\WASSER\\~~245.1~~Kangu
BL\WASSERq\WASSERq\WASSERq\WASSERq\hKRZWae\WABZg+r\\~~ ~~ ~~Hoch'ŏn River
BL\\\\\STR\WASSER\\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|160|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\\\DST\WASSER\\WORKS~~ ~~ ~~Hyesan Textile Factory
ELCe\\\\\STR_orange!~KBHFe\WASSER\\WORKS~~249.2~~Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn
\\\\\STR_orange\WASSER\\~~ ~~ ~~Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line
\\\\\STR_orange\WASSER\\~~ ~~ ~~Hyesan–Wiyŏn section to have
\\\\\STR_orange\WASSER\\~~ ~~ ~~ become part of Pukpu Line
\\\\\BHF_orange\WASSER\\~~ ~~Wiyŏn
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\\\\\uSTR\WASSER\\~~ ~~ ~~Samjiyŏn Line
\\\\\uSTR\WASSER\\~~ ~~ ~~Wiyŏn–Karim section
\\\\\uSTR\WASSER\\~~ ~~ ~~to have become part of Pukpu Line
\\\\\uHST\WASSERl\WCONTfq\~~ ~~Karim
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\\\\\STR_black\\\~~ ~~ ~~Poch'ŏn Line
\\\\\STR_black\\\~~ ~~ ~~Karim–Poch'ŏn section
\\\\\STR_black\\\~~ ~~ ~~to have become part of Pukpu Line
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\\\\\exSTR\\\~~ ~~ ~~planned new line
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\\\\\uBHF\\\~~ ~~Samjiyŏn
\\\\\uSTR\\\~~ ~~ ~~Samjiyŏn–Motka section
\\\\\uSTR\\\~~ ~~ ~~to have become part of Pukpu Line
\\\\\exSTR!~uKHSTe\\\~~ ~~Motka
\\\\\exBHF\\\~~ ~~Taehongdan~~planned new line
\\\\\exBHF\\\~~ ~~Nongsa~~planned new line
\\\\\exBHF\\\~~ ~~Samjang~~planned new line
\\\\fCONTgq\exSTR!~fSTR+r\\\~~ ~~ ~~Paengmu Line
\\\\\fHST\\\~~ ~~Hŭngam
\\\\\fSTR\\\~~ ~~ ~~Hŭngam–Musan section to have
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\\\\\exBHF\\\~~ ~~Saegŏlli~~planned new line
\\\\\exSTR!~uKBHFa\\\~~ ~~Yusŏn
\\\\\uSTR\\\~~ ~~ ~~Hoeryŏng Colliery Line to have
\\\\\uSTR\\\~~ ~~ ~~become part of Pukpu Line
\\\\\fSTR!~uKBHFe\\\~~ ~~Hoeryŏng Ch'ŏngnyŏn
\\\\\fCONTf\\\~~ ~~ ~~Hambuk Line
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{{Infobox Korean name|context=north|
hangul=북부내륙선|
hanja=北部內陸線|
mr=Pukpunaeryuksŏn|
rr=Bukbunaeryukseon|
}}
The Pukbunaeryuk Line, also called the Hyesan–Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line after the only completed stage of three planned stages, is an electrified standard-gauge secondary trunk line of the Korean State Railway in Chagang and Ryanggang Provinces, North Korea, connecting the Manp'o Line at Manp'o to the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line at Hyesan.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), {{ISBN|978-4-10-303731-6}} It also connects to the China Railway Meiji Railway via the Ji'an Yalu River Border Railway Bridge between Manp'o and Meihekou, China.
The Pukbunaeryuk Line was to have been a northern east–west trunk line of {{convert|450|km|abbr=on}}[http://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1992013000209215009&edtNo=2&printCount=1&publishDate=1992-01-30&officeId=00020&pageNo=15&printNo=21723&publishType=00020 북부철길 전철화, 동아일보], 1992 January 30 on the Manp'o–Hyesan–Musan–Hoeryŏng route,[http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=2090718&cid=44454&categoryId=44461 북부 철길 건설] but this plan has not been realised.
There are 42 stations on the line, of which Chasŏng, Hwap'yŏng, P'op'yŏng Ch'ŏngnyŏn, and Mint'ang are dedicated freight consolidation points; the stations of Chŏnp'yŏng, Tuji, Sinp'a Ch'ŏngnyŏn, Ryanggang Sinsang, and Insan are served only by passenger trains. The line has 76 tunnels totalling over {{convert|26|km|abbr=on}} in length, and 116 bridges with a total length of over {{convert|6.3|km|abbr=on}} -[http://www.tongilnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=105655 북한 북부철길 개건사업 마감단계.. ‘제2의 마식령속도’ 창조] bridges make up 3.3% of the total length of the line, whilst tunnels account for 12.8% of the total route length.
There are locomotive facilities at Manp'o and Hyesan, and formerly at P'op'yŏng; Hyesan also has shops for maintenance of passenger and freight cars.
History
Having been the only major east–west trunk line at the time, the P'yŏngra Line had become overly congested by the 1970s, as all east–west traffic - even that moving between the northwest and the northeast - had to travel via the P'yŏngra Line. To alleviate the burden, President Kim Il Sung ordered the construction of a new, northern east–west transversal line in August 1980. This line, which was to have made use of parts of existing lines where possible, in addition to newly built trackage, was to have connected Manp'o in the west with Hoeryŏng in the east. This would have resulted in the creation of a direct connections between the Manp'o Line in the northwest and the Hambuk Line in the northeast of the country, allowing traffic between these two areas to avoid the P'yŏngra Line. This would also have significantly shortened the travelled distances.
The Pukbunaeryuk Line, as the planned line was called (북부, pukpu, means "northern"), was to have been built in three stages: Manp'o to Hyesan, Hyesan to Musan, and Musan to Hoeryŏng.
=Stage 1: Hyesan–Manp'o=
In 1959, the Korean State Railway opened the Unbong Line, a {{convert|45.6|km|abbr=on}} line from Manp'o to Unbong, to assist with the construction of the Unbong Dam on the Yalu River which had begun in October of that year. The first stage of the northern trunk line, from Manp'o to Hyesan, made use of the entirety of the Unbong Line. A new passenger-friendly station was built at Unbong, called Sinunbong Station (="New Unbong Station") (the previous Unbong Station, which had been the terminus of the Unbong Line and, after the construction of the new line, became the terminus of the truncated Unbong Line, was later renamed Kuunbong Station - that is, "Old Unbong Station", and Sinunbong Station became simply Unbong Station). Work on the first stage was started at both ends in 1981; construction went slowly, with the {{convert|17.9|km|abbr=on}} from Sinunbong to Chasŏng and the {{convert|83.2|km|abbr=on}} from Hyesan to Huju being completed only on 27 November 1987. Kim Jong Il ordered the formation of youth work brigades who, moving over {{convert|10,000,000|m3|abbr=on}} of earth and blasting millions of cubic metres of rock, completed construction of the final {{convert|102.5|km|abbr=on}} section between Chasŏng and Huju in 1988.[http://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1988081000329212004&editNo=3&printCount=1&publishDate=1988-08-10&officeId=00032&pageNo=12&printNo=13190&publishType=00020 북부철길 1단계공사완료], Kyunghyang Shinmun, 10 August 1988
=Stage 2: Hyesan–Musan=
A second stage, a {{convert|74|km|abbr=on}} long line from Hyesan to Musan on the Musan Line via Poch'ŏn, Samjiyŏn, Taehongdan and Musan counties was planned and construction was started, but was subsequently suspended. The line was to have shared the track of the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line from Hyesan to Wiyŏn; from there, the Wiyŏn–Karim section of the narrow-gauge Samjiyŏn Line and the Karim–Poch'ŏn section of the Poch'ŏn Line were to have been converted to standard gauge; from Poch'ŏn a new line would have been built to Rimyŏngsu, and from there, the Rimyŏngsu–Samjiyŏn–Motka section of narrow-gauge line was to have been regauged. From Samjiyŏn there was to be a new line built via Taehongdan town, Nongsa-rodongjagu, and Samjang-rodongjagu to Hŭngam on the Paengmu Line, from where the existing narrow-gauge line to Musan was to have been regauged.
=Stage 3: Musan–Hoeryŏng=
The third stage of the Pukbunaeryuk Line project was to have been the construction of a new {{convert|61|km|abbr=on}} line from Musan to Hoeryŏng on the Hambuk Line. From Musan, the line was to have run through Musan County along the Tumen River via Ch'ilsŏng-ri and Saegŏl-li, continuing from there along a newly built line to Yusŏn, the terminus of the Hoeryŏng Colliery Line; this line would have been absorbed into the Pukpu Line.
=Present=
The first stage had been completed at the end of 1988; by then, some works had begun on the second stage, but due to the DPRK's economic crisis of the 1990s, construction was eventually abandoned. Electrification of the existing portion of the line was begun in 1991 with the goal of completing it in time for Kim Il Sung's 80th birthday on 15 April 1992; however, it wasn't until 1993 that the electrification of the entire Manp'o–Hyesan line was completed.
By the end of the 2000s, the line was in such poor condition that the operation of trains was nearly impossible; citing this, in April 2011 Kim Jong Il once again mobilised work brigades of the Kim Il-sung Socialist Youth League to undertake the reconstruction of the line; the refurbishment work was completed in November 2013.
Services
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It is one of the lightest-travelled of all trunk lines in the DPRK. There are a number of passenger trains on the line, including commuter trains serving Rimt'o. Most of the freight traffic on the line is military, but logs are also transported along the line from the Kamae Plateau.[http://weekly1.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2008/12/17/2008121701205.html 북한 철도 유라시아 철도의 ‘끊어진 고리’ 北, 12개 주요 노선 어떤 상태인가] Ore from the March 5 Youth Mine is delivered to Chasŏng Station for loading onto trains by means of a ropeway conveyor.
Route
A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.
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| colspan="2" | Distance (km) | colspan="2" | Station Name | colspan="2" | Former Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | S2S | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Connections |
| 0.0
| 0.0 | 만포청년 (滿浦靑年) | Manp'o | 만포 (滿浦) | ||||||
| 4.6
| 4.6 | 차가평 (車家坪) | | | | ||||||
| 8.3
| 3.7 | Mun'ak | 문악 (文岳) | | | ||||||
| 17.7
| 9.4 | Yŏnp'o | 연포 (煙浦) | | | | ||||||
| 23.4
| 5.7 | Rimt'o | 림토 (林土) | | | | ||||||
| 25.8
| 2.4 | Ch'anggol | 창골 (倉골) | | | Flag stop. | ||||||
| 28.6
| 2.8 | 십리동 (十里洞) | Oktong | 옥동 (玉洞) | | ||||||
| 35.8
| 7.2 | 자강삼강 (慈江三江) | | | | ||||||
| 41.0
| 5.2 | Songsam | 송삼 (松三) | | | Flag stop. | ||||||
| 44.9
| 3.9 | 상풍강 (上豊江) | | | ||||||
| 45.6
| 0.7 | Unbong | 운봉 (雲峰) | Sinunbong | 신운봉 (新雲峰) | | ||||||
| 53.4
| 7.8 | Kujung | 구중 (舊中) | | | | ||||||
| 63.5
| 10.1 | Chasŏng | 자성 (慈城) | | | | ||||||
| 68.8
| 5.3 | Sahyang | 사향 (麝香) | Chagang Sangp'yŏng | 자강상평 (慈江常坪) | | ||||||
| 74.3
| 5.5 | Kwi'in | 귀인 (貴仁) | | | Flag stop. | ||||||
| 80.8
| 6.5 | Chŏnp'yŏng | 전평 (錢坪) | | | Flag stop. | ||||||
| 83.2
| 2.4 | Rip'yŏng | 리평 (梨坪) | | | | ||||||
| 87.8
| 4.6 | Hwap'yŏng | 화평 (和坪) | Chinsong | 진송 (榛松) | | ||||||
| |
| Songdŏk | 송덕 (松德) | | | Closed. | ||||||
| 94.8
| 7.0 | Hoejung | 회중 (檜中) | | | distance from Hwap'yŏng | ||||||
| 100.5
| 5.7 | Ryongch'ul | 룡출 (龍出) | Chagang Unjung | 자강운중 (慈江雲中) | | ||||||
| 108.1
| 7.6 | Wŏlt'an | 월탄 (月灘) | Unjung Huch'ang | 운중후창 (雲中厚昌) | | ||||||
| 113.7
| 5.6 | Hoeyang | 회양 (檜陽) | | | | ||||||
| 121.4
| 7.7 | Rot'an | 로탄 (蘆灘) | | ||||||
| 126.8
| 5.4 | Ogubi | 오구비 (五구비) | | | | ||||||
| 134.7
| 7.9 | Tuji | 두지 (杜芝) | | | Flag stop. | ||||||
| 138.2
| 3.5 | P'op'yŏng Ch'ŏngnyŏn | 포평청년 (葡坪靑年) | Huch'ang | 후창 (厚昌) | | ||||||
| 145.9
| 7.7 | Much'ang | 무창 (茂昌) | | | | ||||||
| 151.5
| 5.6 | Rajuk | 라죽 (羅竹) | | | Flag stop. | ||||||
| 155.8
| 4.3 | Taeŭng | 대응 (大鷹) | | | | ||||||
| 166.0
| 10.2 | Huju Ch'ŏngnyŏn | 후주청년 (厚州靑年) | Huju | 후주 (厚州) | | ||||||
| 178.7
| 12.7 | Songjŏn | 송전 (松田) | | | | ||||||
| 187.0
| 8.3 | Kangha | 강하 (江下) | | | | ||||||
| 194.6
| 7.6 | Sinp'a Ch'ŏngnyŏn | 신파청년 (新坡靑年) | Sinp'a | 신파 (新坡) | | ||||||
| 200.0
| 5.4 | Mint'ang | 민탕 (珉湯) | | | | ||||||
| 205.3
| 5.3 | Ryanggang Sinsang | 량강신상 (両江新上) | | | Flag stop. | ||||||
| 212.5
| 7.2 | P'ungyang | 풍양 (豊陽) | | | | ||||||
| 220.1
| 7.6 | Sangdae | 상대 (上臺) | | | | ||||||
| 224.0
| 3.9 | Insan | 인산 (仁山) | | | Flag stop. | ||||||
| 232.8
| 8.8 | Samsu Ch'ŏngnyŏn | 삼수청년 (三水靑年) | Samsu | 삼수 (三水) | | ||||||
| 240.3
| 7.5 | Nŭpp'yŏng | 늪평 (늪坪) | | | | ||||||
| 245.1
| 4.8 | Kanggu | 강구 (江口) | | | | ||||||
| 249.2
| 4.1 | Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn | 혜산청년 (惠山青年) | Hyesan | 혜산 (惠山) |
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