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Kumgangsan Chongnyon Line

Railway line in North Korea

Summary

Railway line in North Korea

Field	Value
box_width	300px
color
name	Kumgangsan Chongnyon Line
other_name	Tonghae Pukpu Line
동해북부선(東海北部線)
native_name	금강산청년선(金剛山靑年線)
native_name_lang	ko
type	Heavy rail, Passenger/freight rail
Regional rail
status	Operarional
locale	Kangwon
start	Anbyŏn
end	Kamho
stations	17
open	Stages between 1929-1937
close	1950 (Samilp'o - Jejin)
reopen	17 May 2007 (Samilp'o - Jejin)
owner	Chosen Government Railway (1929–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
operator	Korean State Railway
linelength	114.8 km
tracks	Single track
gauge
electrification	3000 V DC Overhead line
(Anbyŏn - Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn)
map	[[Image:DPRK-Kumgangsan Chongnyon Line.png	300px]]
inline	1
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BL\STR\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert	70	m	ft	abbr	on}})
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BL\hKRZWae\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert	40	m	ft	abbr	on}})
BL\hKRZWae\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert	30	m	ft	abbr	on}})
BL\TUNNEL1\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(tunnel appx {{convert	100	m	ft	abbr	on}})
BL\TUNNEL1\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(tunnel appx {{convert	240	m	ft	abbr	on}})
BL\TUNNEL1\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(tunnel appx {{convert	220	m	ft	abbr	on}})
BL\TUNNEL1\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(tunnel appx {{convert	180	m	ft	abbr	on}})
BL\TUNNEL1\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(tunnel appx {{convert	135	m	ft	abbr	on}})
BL\TUNNEL1\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(tunnel appx {{convert	170	m	ft	abbr	on}})
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BL\TUNNEL1\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(tunnel appx {{convert	240	m	ft	abbr	on}})
BL\hKRZWae\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert	40	m	ft	abbr	on}})
BL\hKRZWae\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert	50	m	ft	abbr	on}})
BL\hKRZWae\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert	110	m	ft	abbr	on}})
BL\hKRZWae\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert	165	m	ft	abbr	on}})
BL\hKRZWae\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert	30	m	ft	abbr	on}})
BL\hKRZWae\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert	50	m	ft	abbr	on}})
BL\hKRZWae\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert	125	m	ft	abbr	on}})
BL\TUNNEL1\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(tunnel appx {{convert	210	m	ft	abbr	on}})
BL\hKRZWae\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert	45	m	ft	abbr	on}})
BL\hKRZWae\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert	75	m	ft	abbr	on}})
BL\hKRZWae\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert	195	m	ft	abbr	on}})
BL\hKRZWae\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert	45	m	ft	abbr	on}})
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BL\hKRZWae\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert	110	m	ft	abbr	on}})
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BL\hKRZWae\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert	50	m	ft	abbr	on}})
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BL\TUNNEL1\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(tunnel appx {{convert	620	m	ft	abbr	on}})
BL\TUNNEL1\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(tunnel appx {{convert	240	m	ft	abbr	on}})
BL\hKRZWae\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert	60	m	ft	abbr	on}})
BL\hKRZWae\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert	30	m	ft	abbr	on}})
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BL\hKRZWae\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert	45	m	ft	abbr	on}})
BL\TUNNEL1\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(tunnel appx {{convert	180	m	ft	abbr	on}})
BL\TUNNEL1\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(tunnel appx {{convert	130	m	ft	abbr	on}})
BL\hKRZWae\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert	45	m	ft	abbr	on}})
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\uhKRZWae\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert	40	m	ft	abbr	on}})
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\uTUNNEL1\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(tunnel appx {{convert	70	m	ft	abbr	on}})
\uTUNNEL1\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(tunnel appx {{convert	65	m	ft	abbr	on}})
\uKBHFxe\~~125.9~~{{ill	Jejin Station	lt	Jejin	ko	제진역}}
map_state	collapsed

동해북부선(東海北部線) Regional rail Korean State Railway (since 1945) (Anbyŏn - Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn) \uCONTg~~ ~~ Kangwŏn Line \uSTR!~lELC
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History

The line was originally built by the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu) as part of the Tonghae Pukpu Line, from Anbyŏn on Sentetsu's Kyŏngwŏn Line to Yangyang. The construction and opening of the line took place in several stages, with the first section opening on 1 September 1929, and the last on 1 December 1937. Plans were made to extend the line from Yangyang to Pohang, but Japan's defeat in the Pacific War and the subsequent collapse of the General-Government of Korea prevented completion of the extension.

After the partition of Korea, the line was split between the North and South, with the section from Anbyŏn to Kamho becoming the Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line in the north, while the section from to Yangyang became the Tonghae Pukpu Line operated by the Korean National Railroad.

Electrification of the line was completed on 15 April 1997.

In 2007, after the reconstruction of the disused section between Kamho and Jejin, passenger trains began operating from the south to bring southern tourists to the Mount Kŭmgang Tourist Region. More than one million civilian visitors crossed the DMZ until the route was closed following the shooting death of a 53-year-old South Korean tourist in July 2008. Plans are being considered which would see the line become part of a trans-Korean line from Pohang to Tumangang, to connect South Korea's railway network to the Trans-Siberian Railway.

Route

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

Distance (km)	Station Name	Former Name	Total	S2S	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)
0.0	0.0	Anbyŏn	안변 (安邊)			Kangwŏn Line
8.9	8.9	Ogye	오계 (梧溪)
14.9	6.0	Sangŭm Ch'ŏngnyŏn	상음청년 (桑陰靑年)	Sangŭm	상음 (桑陰)
25.2	10.3	Tongjŏngho	동정호 (洞庭湖)	Chadong	자동 (慈東)
31.4	6.2	Myŏnggo	명고 (鳴皐)	Hŭpkok	흡곡 (歙谷)
38.0	6.6	Kŭmbonggang	금봉강 (金峯江)	P'aech'ŏn	패천 (沛川)
47.4	9.4	Sijungho	시중호 (侍中湖)	Songjŏn	송전 (松田)
54.3	6.9	T'ongch'ŏn	통천 (通川)	Kojŏ	고저 (庫底)
61.0	6.7	Tonghae	동해 (東海)	T'ongch'ŏn	통천 (通川)
65.1	4.1	Sindae-ri	신대리 (新垈里)	Pyŏgyang	벽양 (碧養)
70.2	5.1	Ryŏmsŏng	렴성 (濂城)
75.7	5.5	Tup'o	두포 (豆浦)	Tubaek	두백 (荳白)
86.2	10.5	Nam'ae	남애 (南涯)
93.2	7.0	Kosŏng	고성 (高城)	Changjŏn	장전 (長箭)
101.0	7.8	Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn	금강산청년 (金剛山靑年)	Oegŭmgang	외금강 (外金剛)
Stations below are not in regular use
109.2	8.2			Samilp'o	삼일포 (三日浦)	Closed
111.4	2.2	Samilp'o	삼일포 (三日浦)	Kosŏng	고성 (高城)
114.8	5.6	Kamho	감호 (鑑湖)
125.9	11.1	Jejin, ROK	제진 (猪津)			Donghae Bukbu Line

References

Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), {{ISBN. 978-4-10-303731-6
(September 2007). "Trans-Korean Railway". Korean Rail Technology (English).
(July 12, 2008). "ROK woman tourist shot dead at DPRK resort". [[China Daily]].

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