The Sup'ung Line is an electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Pup'ung on the P'yŏngbuk Line to Sup'ung.[1]

Sup'ung Line
The railway bridge at Sup'ung Station
heading towards the Sup'ung Dam.
Overview
Native name수풍선 (水豊線)
StatusOperational
OwnerP'yŏngbuk Railway (1939–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleNorth P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations2
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Regional rail, Freight rail
History
Opened27 September 1939
Technical
Line length2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Catenary
Route map

Sup'ung Line
0.0
Pup'ung
2.5
Sup'ung
(bridge appx 125 m (410 ft))
4.1
Amrokkang
Supung Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
수풍선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationSupung-seon
McCune–ReischauerSup'ung-sŏn
Sup'ung Dam viewed from the Chinese side; the end of the Sup'ung Line can be seen on the right.

History

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The Sup'ung Line was opened, together with the main line, by the P'yŏngbuk Railway on 27 September 1939 to assist with the construction of the Sup'ung Dam.[2]

Following the partition of Korea the line was located within the Soviet zone of occupation, and was nationalised along with all the other railways in the zone by the Provisional People’s Committee for North Korea on 10 August 1946,[1] becoming part of the Korean State Railway. Electrification of the entire line was completed in 1980.[3]

Services

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Sup'ung Station, the terminus of the line, is served by six pairs of commuter trains that run along the Ch'ongsu—Sup'ung—P'ungnyŏn route.[3]


Route

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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) Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Connections
0.0 0.0 Pup'ung 부풍 (富豊) Amrokkang Line, P'yŏngdŏk Line
2.5 2.5 Sup'ung 수풍 (水豊)

References

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  1. ^ a b Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa Nr. 3813, 3 October 1939
  3. ^ a b North Korea Geographic Information: Transportation Geography - P'yŏngbuk Line (in Korean)