The Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line is an electrified standard-gauge trunk line of the Korean State Railway in North Korea running from Anbyŏn to Kamho. The total length of the line is 114.8 km (71.3 mi), but it is only in regular use as far as Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn; the length of the line to there is 101 km (63 mi).[1]
The line was originally built by the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu) as part of the Tonghae Pukpu Line, from Anbyŏn on Sentetsu's Kyŏngwŏn Line to Yangyang. The construction and opening of the line took place in several stages, with the first section opening on 1 September 1929, and the last on 1 December 1937. Plans were made to extend the line from Yangyang to Pohang, but Japan's defeat in the Pacific War and the subsequent collapse of the General-Government of Korea prevented completion of the extension.
Electrification of the line was completed on 15 April 1997.[1]
In 2007, after the reconstruction of the disused section between Kamho and Jejin, passenger trains began operating from the south to bring southern tourists to the Mount Kŭmgang Tourist Region.[2] More than one million civilian visitors crossed the DMZ until the route was closed following the shooting death of a 53-year-old South Korean tourist in July 2008.[3] Plans are being considered which would see the line become part of a trans-Korean line from Pohang to Tumangang, to connect South Korea's railway network to the Trans-Siberian Railway.[2]
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A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.
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Kumgangsan Line redirects here For the abandoned railway see Kumgangsan Electric Railway The Kŭmgangsan Ch ŏngnyŏn Line is an electrified standard gauge trunk line of the Korean State Railway in North Korea running from Anbyŏn to Kamho The total length of the line is 114 8 km 71 3 mi but it is only in regular use as far as Kŭmgangsan Ch ŏngnyŏn the length of the line to there is 101 km 63 mi 1 Kumgangsan Chongnyon LineOverviewOther name s Tonghae Pukpu Line동해북부선 東海北部線 Native name금강산청년선 金剛山靑年線 StatusOperarionalOwnerChosen Government Railway 1929 1945 Korean State Railway since 1945 LocaleKangwonTerminiAnbyŏnKamhoStations17ServiceTypeHeavy rail Passenger freight railRegional railOperator s Korean State RailwayHistoryOpenedStages between 1929 1937Closed1950 Samilp o Jejin Reopened17 May 2007 Samilp o Jejin TechnicalLine length114 8 km 71 3 mi Number of tracksSingle trackTrack gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeElectrification3000 V DC Overhead line Anbyŏn Kŭmgangsan Ch ŏngnyŏn Route mapLegend Kangwŏn Line 0 0 Anbyŏn Kangwŏn Line Namdaech ŏn bridge appx 500 m 1 600 ft Kŭmhwach ŏn bridge appx 70 m 230 ft bridge appx 60 m 200 ft 8 9 Ogye bridge appx 40 m 130 ft bridge appx 30 m 98 ft 14 9 Sangŭm Ch ŏngnyŏn tunnel appx 100 m 330 ft tunnel appx 240 m 790 ft tunnel appx 220 m 720 ft tunnel appx 180 m 590 ft tunnel appx 135 m 443 ft tunnel appx 170 m 560 ft bridge appx 75 m 246 ft 25 2 Tongjŏngho tunnel appx 240 m 790 ft 31 4 Myŏnggo bridge appx 40 m 130 ft bridge appx 50 m 160 ft bridge appx 110 m 360 ft bridge appx 165 m 541 ft Kŭmbong River 38 0 Kŭmbonggang bridge appx 30 m 98 ft bridge appx 50 m 160 ft 47 4 Sijungho bridge appx 125 m 410 ft Hanch ŏn River tunnel appx 210 m 690 ft bridge appx 45 m 148 ft 54 3 T ongch ŏn bridge appx 75 m 246 ft Sip ihyŏnch ŏn bridge appx 195 m 640 ft Sip ihyŏnch ŏn 61 0 Tonghae bridge appx 45 m 148 ft bridge appx 200 m 660 ft Kwanggyoch ŏn 65 1 Sindae ri bridge appx 120 m 390 ft 70 2 Ryŏmsŏng bridge appx 110 m 360 ft bridge appx 45 m 148 ft 75 7 Tup o bridge appx 160 m 520 ft bridge appx 50 m 160 ft tunnel appx 155 m 509 ft tunnel appx 620 m 2 030 ft 86 2 Nam ae tunnel appx 240 m 790 ft bridge appx 60 m 200 ft bridge appx 30 m 98 ft bridge appx 40 m 130 ft bridge appx 45 m 148 ft 93 2 Kosŏng tunnel appx 180 m 590 ft tunnel appx 130 m 430 ft bridge appx 45 m 148 ft 101 0 Kŭmgangsan Ch ŏngnyŏn bridge appx 50 m 160 ft 109 2 Samilp o old station Closed bridge appx 250 m 820 ft Nam River 111 4 Samilp o bridge appx 360 m 1 180 ft 114 8 Kamho engine house DPRK Kosŏng gun DMZ ROK Goseong gun bridge appx 40 m 130 ft tunnel appx 115 m 377 ft tunnel appx 70 m 230 ft tunnel appx 70 m 230 ft tunnel appx 65 m 213 ft 125 9 Jejin Donghae Bukbu Line Kumgangsan Chongnyon LineChosŏn gŭl금강산청년선Hancha金剛山青年線Revised Romanizationeumgangsancheongnyeon seonMcCune ReischauerKŭmgangsanch ŏngnyŏn sŏnHistory editThe line was originally built by the Chosen Government Railway Sentetsu as part of the Tonghae Pukpu Line from Anbyŏn on Sentetsu s Kyŏngwŏn Line to Yangyang The construction and opening of the line took place in several stages with the first section opening on 1 September 1929 and the last on 1 December 1937 Plans were made to extend the line from Yangyang to Pohang but Japan s defeat in the Pacific War and the subsequent collapse of the General Government of Korea prevented completion of the extension After the partition of Korea the line was split between the North and South with the section from Anbyŏn to Kamho becoming the Kŭmgangsan Ch ŏngnyŏn Line in the north while the section from Chejin to Yangyang became the Tonghae Pukpu Line operated by the Korean National Railroad 1 Electrification of the line was completed on 15 April 1997 1 In 2007 after the reconstruction of the disused section between Kamho and Jejin passenger trains began operating from the south to bring southern tourists to the Mount Kŭmgang Tourist Region 2 More than one million civilian visitors crossed the DMZ until the route was closed following the shooting death of a 53 year old South Korean tourist in July 2008 3 Plans are being considered which would see the line become part of a trans Korean line from Pohang to Tumangang to connect South Korea s railway network to the Trans Siberian Railway 2 Route editA 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 0 0 0 Anbyŏn 안변 安邊 Kangwŏn Line 8 9 8 9 Ogye 오계 梧溪 14 9 6 0 Sangŭm Ch ŏngnyŏn 상음청년 桑陰靑年 Sangŭm 상음 桑陰 25 2 10 3 Tongjŏngho 동정호 洞庭湖 Chadong 자동 慈東 31 4 6 2 Myŏnggo 명고 鳴皐 Hŭpkok 흡곡 歙谷 38 0 6 6 Kŭmbonggang 금봉강 金峯江 P aech ŏn 패천 沛川 47 4 9 4 Sijungho 시중호 侍中湖 Songjŏn 송전 松田 54 3 6 9 T ongch ŏn 통천 通川 Kojŏ 고저 庫底 61 0 6 7 Tonghae 동해 東海 T ongch ŏn 통천 通川 65 1 4 1 Sindae ri 신대리 新垈里 Pyŏgyang 벽양 碧養 70 2 5 1 Ryŏmsŏng 렴성 濂城 75 7 5 5 Tup o 두포 豆浦 Tubaek 두백 荳白 86 2 10 5 Nam ae 남애 南涯 93 2 7 0 Kosŏng 고성 高城 Changjŏn 장전 長箭 101 0 7 8 Kŭmgangsan Ch ŏngnyŏn 금강산청년 金剛山靑年 Oegŭmgang 외금강 外金剛 Stations below are not in regular use 109 2 8 2 Samilp o 삼일포 三日浦 Closed 111 4 2 2 Samilp o 삼일포 三日浦 Kosŏng 고성 高城 114 8 5 6 Kamho 감호 鑑湖 Kukch ŏl Kŭmgangsan Ch ŏngnyŏn Line Demilitarized Zone Korail Donghae Bukbu Line 125 9 11 1 Jejin ROK 제진 猪津 Donghae Bukbu LineReferences edit a b c Kokubu Hayato 将軍様の鉄道 Shōgun sama no Tetsudō ISBN 978 4 10 303731 6 a b Trans Korean Railway PDF Korean Rail Technology English 9 09 11 September 2007 Archived from the original PDF on 2018 07 14 Retrieved 2016 12 04 ROK woman tourist shot dead at DPRK resort China Daily July 12 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kumgangsan Chongnyon Line amp oldid 1226164878, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
