Chongnyon Parwon Line

Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwon Line
Overview
Native name	청년팔원선(靑年八院線)
Type	Heavy rail, Passenger/Freight rail Regional rail
Status	Operational
Locale	North Pyongan
Termini	Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn Kusŏng
Stations	11
Operation
Owner	Korean State Railway
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length	95 km (estimated)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map Legend P'yŏngdŏk Line, Manp'o Line 0.0 Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn Manp'o Line Ch'ŏngch'ŏn River P'yŏngyang–Hŭich'ŏn Motorway 12.5 Muksi 16.7 Sao ↑Kujang/Ryŏngbyŏn↓ 23.8 Hach'o 31.6 Ryŏngbyŏn 7.2 Pun'gang Pun'gang Branch 40.1 P'arwŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn ↑Ryŏngbyŏn/T'aech'ŏn↓ 52.3 Sillyong Map'yŏng Hwŏnhwa 59.8 Ryŏnjung Map'yŏng Branch Taeryŏng River Taeryŏng River T'aech'ŏn ↑T'aech'ŏn/Kusŏng↓ Ŏmihyŏn P'yŏngbuk Line Kusŏng P'yŏngbuk Line

Chongnyon Parwon Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	청년팔원선
Hancha	靑年八院線
Revised Romanization	Cheongnyeon Parwonseon
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏnsŏn

The Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the North Korean State Railway running from Kujang on the Manp'o and P'yŏngdŏk lines to Kusŏng on the P'yŏngbuk Line.^[1]

The Pun'gang branch of this line serves the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center.

Services

Local passenger trains 795/796 operate on this line between Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Kusŏng.^[1]

Route

A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.

Distance	Station Name (Transcribed)	Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl)	Connections
0.0	Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn	구장 청년	P'yŏngdŏk Line, Manp'o Line
12.5	Muksi	묵시
16.7	Sao	사오
23.8	Hach'o	하초
31.6	Ryŏngbyŏn	녕변
40.1	P'arwŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn	팔원 청년	Pun'gang Branch
52.3	Sillyong	신룡
59.8	Ryŏnjung	녕중	Map'yŏng Branch
64.8	T'aech'ŏn	태천
80.7	Ŏmihyŏn	어미현
94.0	Kusŏng	구성	P'yŏngbuk Line

Pun'gang Branch

Not electrified. This branchline serves the Ryongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center, which is located south of the Pun'gang station.

Distance	Station Name (Transcribed)	Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl)	Connections
0.0	P'arwŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn	팔원 청년	Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line
7.2	Pun'gang	분강

Map'yŏng Branch

Not electrified. This line leads to the T'aech'ŏn nuclear power plant, whose construction was abandoned in 1994. The site is located just north of Map'yŏng.

Distance	Station Name (Transcribed)	Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl)	Connections
	Ryŏnjung	녕중	Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line
	Hwŏnhwa	훤하
	Map'yŏng	마평

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato (2007). 将軍様の鉄道 [The Railways of the General] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shinchosha. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.