Mapyong Line Explained

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Map'yŏng Line
Native Name:마평선 (馬坪線)
Native Name Lang:ko
Type:Heavy rail, Regional rail, Freight rail
Status:Operational
Locale:T'aech'ŏn-gun, North P'yŏngan
Start:Yŏnjung
End:Map'yŏng
Stations:3
Owner:Korean State Railway
Operator:Korean State Railway
Linelength Km:2.9
Tracks:Single track
Map State:collapsed
Context:north
Hangul:마평선
Mr:Map'yŏng-sŏn
Rr:Mapyeong-seon

The Map'yŏng Line is a non-electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in T'aech'ŏn County, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from P'arwŏn on the Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line to Hwŏnhwa.[1]

The line formerly continued from Hwŏnhwa to past the site of the T'aech'ŏn nuclear reactor, but that section was abandoned after construction of the reactor was halted in 1994;[2] the line had also continued further on to Map'yŏng to assist with the construction of the large Taech'ŏn No. 2 Hydroelectric Power Station further up the Taeryŏng River.

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) Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Connections
0.00.0Yŏnjung연중 (延中)Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line
2.92.9Hwŏnhwa훤화 (萱花)
11.18.2Map'yŏng마평 (馬坪)Closed

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō)
  2. https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/dprk/taechon.htm Taechon