List of tunnels in North Korea explained

This page is a list of tunnels in North Korea.

Rail

Mass transit

• Chollima Line
• Hyoksin Line

Korean State Railway

• Saenggiryong Railway Tunnel^[1]

Road

Pyongyang–Wonsan Tourist Motorway

Tunnels from Pyongyang to Wonsan in order:^[2]

English Name	Korean Name	Length (굴길이)	Complete	Notes
Suan tunnel	수안굴	300m?	9 September 1978
Kyŏngsu tunnel	경수굴	107m?	9 September 1978	^[3]
Kwanmun tunnel	관문굴	306m?	9 September 1978
Kumsudong tunnel	금수동굴	477m?	9 September 1978	^[4]
Sinphyŏng tunnel	신평굴	283m?	9 September 1978	Missing from the video.
Munbawi tunnel	문바위굴	62.5m?	9 September 1978	^[5]
Ŭndŏk tunnel	은덕굴	85m	9 September 1978
Sogwang tunnel	서광굴	49m	9 September 1978
Kwangmyŏng tunnel	광명굴	194m	9 September 1978
Ryomyong tunnel	려명굴	44m^[6]	9 September 1978	^[7]
Mannyŏn tunnel	만년굴	212m	9 September 1978	^[8]
Ponghwa tunnel	봉화굴	40m	9 September 1978
Sol Jaeryŏng tunnel	솔재령굴		9 September 1978	^[9]
Pŏptong tunnel	법동굴^[10]	253m?	9 September 1978	^[11]
Chungsŏng tunnel	충성굴	1229m?	9 September 1978
Sangryŏng tunnel	상령굴	671m?	9 September 1978
Kamdun tunnel	감둔굴	310m?	9 September 1978	^[12]
Majŏn tunnel	마전굴		9 September 1978
Tochan tunnel	도찬굴	482m?	9 September 1978
Mujigae (Rainbow) tunnel	무지개동굴	4135m?	9 September 1978	^[13] ^[14]

Pyongyang-Kaesong Motorway

Tunnels from Pyongyang to Kaesong, in order:

English Name	Korean Name	Length	Notes
Jangchŏn tunnel	장천굴		^[15]
Taedong tunnel	대동굴		^[16]
?
?
Kachang tunnel	가창굴	305m	^[17]
Yangam tunnel	양암굴
Chunghol tunnel	충홀굴
Sŏbong tunnel	서봉굴	306m^[18]
Mŭlam tunnel	믈암굴	300m^[19]
Samryong tunnel	삼룡굴		Same name as a nearby town.^[20]
Puhŭng tunnel	부흥굴		^[21]
Jupo tunnel	주포굴		^[22]
Ryonggung tunnel	룡궁굴^[23]		Likely name and location based on a nearby town.^[24]
Okchŏn tunnel	옥천굴		^[25]
Ryesŏng tunnel	례성굴
Kyeryŏng tunnel	계령굴		^[26]
Samgŏ tunnel	삼거굴
Hongil tunnel	홍일굴	345m	^[27]

There are two tunnels near Kaechon.

• The eastern tunnel is the 2nd Sŏhwa tunnel (서화2굴),^[28] whose length is 417m.^[29]
• The western tunnel is therefore perhaps the 1st Sŏhwa tunnel (서화1굴).

• There is a tunnel and depressed section of the road in Songmun.
• An unused tunnel under the Taedong river, being bypassed by the Taedong River Bridge.

Pyongyang

There are three Geumneung tunnels, one on the Chongryu Bridge, one on the Rungra Bridge, and one by the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun.

• 금릉동굴/금릉1호동굴 Rungra Bridge Geumneung tunnel with eastern^{[30] [31]} and western^[32] portals.
• 금릉동굴/금릉2호동굴 Chongryu Bridge Geumneung tunnel^[33]
• 금릉동굴 Kumsusan Palace Geumneung tunnel^[34]
• 마람굴 Maram tunnel (road to Pyongsong)^[35]

Incursion tunnels to South Korea

Image	English Name	Korean Name	Discovered	Notes
	First Infiltration Tunnel	제1땅굴	20 November 1974
	Second Infiltration Tunnel	제2땅굴	19 March 1975
	Third Tunnel of Aggression	제3땅굴	17 October 1978
	Fourth Infiltration Tunnel	第4땅굴	3 March 1990

See also

• List of tunnels by location
• List of bridges in North Korea

Notes and References

1. Web site: 38 NORTH DPRK DIGITAL ATLAS. 14 September 2022.
2. The Darkest Tunnel in North Korea. https://web.archive.org/web/20220706041825/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tQ0UQIBPTA&feature=youtu.be. 6 July 2022. bot: unknown. Jaka Parker. YouTube. 9 October 2021. 14 September 2022.
3. Web site: North Korea trip from Pyongyang to Mount Kumgang. 15 September 2022. Flickr.
4. Web site: 강원도 원산시 자연. cybernk.net. 16 September 2022.
5. Web site: Munbawi Tunnel, seen from the west. 15 September 2022. Flickr.
6. Web site: 5 Reasons to visit Mt. Kumgang. 15 September 2022.
7. Web site: Ryomyong Tunnel, Pyongyang-Wonsan motorway (1). 15 September 2022. Flickr.
8. Web site: 강원도 원산시 자연. cybernk.net. 16 September 2022.
9. Web site: 1970년대 토론토에서 북미이산가족찾기운동 시작. 16 September 2022.
10. Web site: On the road back from Hamhung. 15 September 2022. Flickr.
11. Web site: 법동군 법동굴. cybernk.net. 16 September 2022.
12. Web site: How is Life in North Korea? Traveling and Living Conditions in the Hermit Kingdom. 15 September 2022.
13. Web site: The Road From Pyongyang to Wonsan (Part 2). 15 September 2022.
14. Web site: 북한 무지개 동굴. 16 September 2022.
15. Web site: 사진으로 본 2019년 북한의 이모저모 4-1편, 평양 ~ 개성. 14 September 2022.
16. Web site: 사진으로 본 2019년 북한의 이모저모 4-1편, 평양 ~ 개성. 14 September 2022.
17. On the Road in North Korea (2). ostgeschichte. YouTube. 20 October 2011. 17 September 2022.
18. NORTH KOREA - TRAVELLING IN THE COUNTRYSIDE. mucuva. YouTube. 12 November 2021. 17 September 2022.
19. NORTH KOREA - TRAVELLING IN THE COUNTRYSIDE. mucuva. YouTube. 12 November 2021. 17 September 2022.
20. Web site: 38 NORTH DPRK DIGITAL ATLAS. 17 September 2022.
21. Driving Through North Korean Tunnels. Erick Tseng. YouTube. 20 September 2015. 14 September 2022.
22. Driving Through North Korean Tunnels. Erick Tseng. YouTube. 20 September 2015. 14 September 2022.
23. Web site: North Korea Day 2 665CP3_Tunnel. 14 September 2022. Flickr.
24. Web site: 38 NORTH DPRK DIGITAL ATLAS. 17 September 2022.
25. Web site: 2014 Oct North Korea trip DPRK (922). 17 September 2022. Flickr.
26. Web site: 15-10-27 010 Pyongyang - Kaesong Highway south end of road tunnel & bridge east of Gyejeong. 14 September 2022. Flickr.
27. Web site: 정원식 국무총리 제8차 남북고위급회담 대표 수행원(고속도로). 14 September 2022.
28. Web site: 평안북도 교통. 14 September 2022.
29. Web site: Tunnels autoroutiers nord-coréens. 15 September 2022. Flickr.
30. Web site: 중구역 금릉1동굴 명판. cybernk.net. 16 September 2022.
31. Cycling in Pyongyang - North Korea - GoPro - Part 2-5. Jaka Parker. YouTube. 21 December 2015. 14 September 2022.
32. Web site: 경상동 금릉동굴 입구 . cybernk.net. 16 September 2022.
33. Web site: 대성구역 금릉2호동굴 . cybernk.net. 16 September 2022.
34. Web site: 15-10-25 049 Pyongyang road tunnel near Kim Il-sung Mausoleum. 15 September 2022. Flickr.
35. Web site: Way: 마람굴 . 14 September 2022.