Hyoksin Line Explained

Hyoksin Line
Type:Rapid transit
Locale:Pyongyang
Start:Kwangbok
End:Ragwŏn
Stations:9 (include closed station)
Open:1978
Owner:Pyongyang Metro
Stock:BVG Class D
Linelength:15km (09miles)
Gauge:1435mm
Electrification:750 V third rail
Signalling:Automatic block
Map State:expanded

The Hyoksin Line is a rapid transit line owned and operated by Pyongyang Metro in Pyongyang, North Korea.

The location of the depot seems to be to the west of Kwangbok station, although where it actually is located is unknown.[1]

Stations

Stations of the Pyongyang Metro
  1. 2 Hyŏksin Line Korean: 혁신선 (革新線)
StationName in English[2] TransferOpened
Kwangbok
Liberation9 September 1985
Kŏn'guk
State Building Pot'onggang Station
(P'yŏngnam Line)
Pyongyang Tram Line 1
Hwanggŭmbŏl
Golden Field Tram Line 1 and 3Pyongyang trolleybus route 86 September 1978
Kŏnsŏl
Construction
Hyŏksin
9 September 1975
Jŏnsŭng
War Victory[3] Chŏllima Line (Jŏnu)
Samhŭng
Kumsusan Line
Kwangmyŏng
Closed in 1995
Ragwŏn
Paradise

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 平壌地下鉄 革新線. 2021-03-10. 2427junction.com.
  2. Book: Pyongyang review . . 1988 . 86, 87 . en.
  3. Web site: Archived copy. 2021-03-28. The Pyongyang Times. 2021-02-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20210208144902/http://www.pyongyangtimes.com.kp/?bbs=34969. dead.