Pakchon Line

The Pakch'ŏn Line is a former non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in Pakch'ŏn County, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Maengjungri on the P'yŏngŭi Line to Pakch'ŏn.[1]

Pakch'ŏn Line
Overview
Native name박천선(博川線)
StatusClosed
OwnerChosen Government Railway (1926–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocalePakch'ŏn-gun, North P'yŏngan
TerminiMaengjungri
Pakch'ŏn
Stations3
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
History
Opened10 December 1926
Technical
Line length9.3 km (5.8 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
P'yŏngŭi Line
former Pakch'ŏn Line
9.3
 Pakch'ŏn
Closed
Asian Highway 1 to Istanbul
5.6
 Il'wŏn
Closed
bridge appx 60 m (200 ft))
bridge appx 50 m (160 ft))
Asian Highway 1 to Tokyo
0.0
 Maengjungri
bridge appx 925 m (3,035 ft))
Taeryŏng River
Pakchon Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
박천선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationBakcheon-seon
McCune–ReischauerPakch'ŏn-sŏn

History

The line was originally opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 10 December 1926.[2] On 10 August 1946 it was nationalised by the Provisional People’s Committee for North Korea along with all other railways in the Soviet-occupied part of Korea, becoming part of the Korean State Railway.[1]

Route

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

Distance (km)Station NameFormer Name
TotalS2STranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)TranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)Connections
(former)
0.0 0.0 Maengjungri 맹중리 (孟中里) (P'yŏngŭi Line)
5.6 5.6 Ilwŏn 일원 (一院) Closed
9.3 3.7 Pakch'ŏn 박천 (博川) Closed

References
  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. Japanese Government Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在(The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937), Kawaguchi Printing Company, Tokyo, p. 487

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