Ryongsong Line#San'um Branch

{{Short description|Railway line in North Korea}}

{{Infobox rail line

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| name = Ryongsŏng Line

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| native_name = 룡성선 (龍城線)

| native_name_lang = ko

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| type = Heavy rail, Passenger/freight rail
Intercity rail, Regional rail

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| status = Operational

| locale = P'yŏngyang

| start = Sŏp'o

| end = Tongbungri

| stations = 4

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| open = 1 November 1927

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| owner = Korean State Railway

| operator = Korean State Railway

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| depot = Ryongsŏng
(for Leader's trains)

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| linelength = {{convert|15.3|km|abbr=on}}

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| tracks = Single track

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| electrification = 3000 V DC Overhead line

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\\\\\\fCONTg\\~~ ~~ ~~P'yŏngŭi Line to P'yŏngyang

\\\\\\fSTR!~lELC\\

ELCa\\\\\\fSTR!~KBHFa\\~~0.0~~Sŏp'o

BL\\\\STR+l\STRq\fSTR!~STRr\\

BL\\\\STR\\fLSTR\\

BL\\\\SKRZ-Au\\fLSTR\\~~ ~~ ~~P'yŏngyang-Hyangsan Motorway

BL\WASSERq\WASSERq\WASSERq\hKRZWae\WASSER+r\fLSTRl\fLSTR+r\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|100|m|ft|abbr=on}})

BL\\\KBSTa\STR\WCONTf\\fSTR\WORKS~~ ~~ ~~Ryongsŏng Bearing Factory

BL\KHSTaq\ABZq2!~STR+l\KRZhl!~STRc3\KRZhr\STR+r\\fSTR\~~6.6~~Residence No. 55

BL\tSTReq\STRr!~STRc1\ABZ2+4g\STR!~STRc3\STR\\fSTR\~~ ~~ ~~(viaduct appx {{convert|1225|m|ft|abbr=on}})

BL\\\STRc1\ABZg+4\TUNNEL1\\fSTR\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|245|m|ft|abbr=on}})

BL\\\\STR\STRl\SKRZ-Aoq\fSTR!~STR+r\~~ ~~ ~~(viaduct appx {{convert|360|m|ft|abbr=on}})

BL\\\\STR\WCONTg\\fSTR!~KHSTe\~~0.0~~San'um

BL\\\\DST\WASSER\\fSTR!~lELC\WORKS~~6.0~~Ryongsŏng~~Ryongsŏng Meat Processing Factory

BL\\\\STR\WASSER\\fCONTf\~~ ~~ ~~P'yŏngŭi Line to Sinŭiju

BL\\\WASSER+l\hKRZWae\WASSERr\\\~~ ~~ ~~Hapchang River

BL\\\WASSER\STR\\\\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|95|m|ft|abbr=on}})

BL\\\WASSERl\hKRZWae\WASSER+r\\\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|105|m|ft|abbr=on}})

BL\\\\BST\WASSER\\\WORKS~~13.1~~Saedong~~Maram Materials Factory

BL\\\WASSER+l\hKRZWae\WASSERr\\\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|95|m|ft|abbr=on}})

BL\WASSERq\WASSERq\WASSERr\uSTR+l!~STR\uSTRq!~lELC\uCONTfq\\~~ ~~ ~~P'yŏngra Line to P'yŏngyang

ELCe\\uSTR+l\uSTRq!~KBHFaq\STRr\\\\~~15.3~~Tongbungri

\\uSTR!~lELC\\\\\\

\\uCONTf\\\\\\~~ ~~ ~~P'yŏngra Line to Rajin

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{{Infobox Korean name|context=north|

hangul=룡성선|

hanja={{linktext|龍|城|線}}|

mr=Ryongsŏngsŏn|

rr=Ryongseongseon|

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The Ryongsŏng Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in P'yŏngyang, North Korea, running from Sŏp'o on the P'yŏngŭi Line to Tongbungri on the P'yŏngra Line.{{cite book| last=Kokubu| first=Hayato| title=将軍様の鉄道| date=January 2007| publisher=Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō| isbn=978-4-10-303731-6| page=29| language=ja}} From Ryongsŏng, this line also has a line connecting to the private railway station attached to Residence No. 55, the primary residence of Kim Jong-un. The maintenance facilities for the North Korean leaders' trains are also located at Ryongsŏng Station.

History

The line was originally opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 November 1927 as part of the first section of the former P'yŏngwŏn Line from Sŏp'o to Sainjang (nowadays called P'yŏngsŏng Station).朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa Nr. 243, 20 October 1927 After the establishment of the DPRK, the Korean State Railway created the P'yŏngra Line by merging the P'yŏngwŏn Line with parts of the Hamgyŏng and Ch'ŏngra lines, at which time the Sŏp'o—Tongbungri section of the former P'yŏngwŏn Line was separated to create the current Ryongsŏng Line.

Route

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

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
colspan="2" | Distance (km)colspan="2" | Station Namecolspan="2" | Former Name
TotalS2STranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)TranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)Connections
0.0

| 0.0

| Sŏp'o

| 서포 (西浦)

|

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| P'yŏngŭi Line

6.0

| 6.0

| Ryongsŏng

| 룡성 (龍城)

|

|

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13.1

| 7.1

| Saedong

| 새동 (-)

| Maram

| 마람 (馬嵐)

|

15.3

| 2.2

| Tongbungri

| 동북리 (東北里)

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| P'yŏngra Line

=San'um Branch=

Electrified.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
colspan="2" | Distance (km)colspan="2" | Station Namecolspan="2" | Former Name
TotalS2STranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)TranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)Connections
0.0

| 0.0

| San'um

| 산움 (山陰)

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| P'yŏngŭi Line

6.6

| 6.6

| No. 55 Residence

| 55호 관저

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References

{{Reflist}}

  • {{cite book| authorlink=Japanese Government Railways| author=Japanese Government Railways| year=1937| title=鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在| trans-title=The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937| language=Japanese| publisher=Kawaguchi Printing Company| location=Tokyo| page=496}}

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Category:Railway lines in North Korea

Category:Standard-gauge railways in North Korea

Category:Railway lines opened in 1927