Supung Line Explained

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Sup'ung Line
Native Name:수풍선 (水豊線)
Native Name Lang:ko
Type:Heavy rail, Regional rail, Freight rail
Status:Operational
Locale:North P'yŏngan
Start:Pup'ung
End:Sup'ung
Stations:2
Open:27 September 1939
Owner:P'yŏngbuk Railway (1939–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Linelength Km:2.5
Tracks:Single track
Electrification:3000 V DC Catenary
Context:north
Hangul:수풍선
Mr:Sup'ung-sŏn
Rr:Supung-seon

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]

History

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

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.[4]

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
0.00.0Pup'ung부풍 (富豊)Amrokkang Line, P'yŏngdŏk Line
2.52.5Sup'ung수풍 (水豊)

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō)
  2. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa Nr. 3813, 3 October 1939
  3. http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=2090762&cid=44454&categoryId=44461 North Korea Geographic Information: Transportation Geography - P'yŏngbuk Line (in Korean)
  4. http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=2090762&cid=44454&categoryId=44461 North Korea Geographic Information: Transportation Geography - P'yŏngbuk Line (in Korean)