Pochon Line

Poch'ŏn Line
Overview
Other name(s) Paektusan Forest Railway
백두산림철선(白頭山林鐵線)
Native name 보천선(普天線)
Type Heavy rail
Status Operational
Locale Ryanggang
Termini Karim
P'yŏngmul
Stations 8
Operation
Owner Korean State Railway
Operator(s) Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length 31.5
Number of tracks Single track
Track gauge 762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
Electrification 3000 V DC Overhead line
(Karim–Poch'ŏn)
Route map
Legend
Samjiyŏn Line
0.0 Karim
Samjiyŏn Line
Poch'ŏn
Konjangdŏk
Naegok
Onsu
Taejin
Ryŏsu
31.5 P'yŏngmul
Pochon Line
Chosŏn'gŭl 보천선
Hancha
Revised Romanization Bocheonseon
McCune–Reischauer Poch'ŏnsŏn

The Poch'ŏn Line (also known as Paektusan Rimch'ŏl Line) is a partially electrified narrow gauge line of the North Korean State Railway running from Karim on the Samjiyŏn Line to P'yŏngmul.[1]

Route

A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified; a pink background indicates that section is 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge; an orange background indicates that section is non-electrified narrow gauge.

Distance Station Name (Transcribed) Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl) Connections
Karim 가림 Samjiyŏn Line
Poch'ŏn 보천
Konjangdŏk 곤장덕
Naegok 내곡
Onsu 온수
Taejin 대진
Ryŏsu 려수
31.5 P'yŏngmul 평물

References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6


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