Amrokkang Line

Amrokkang Line
Overview
Other name(s)	Sup'ung Hoan Line
Native name	압록강선 (鴨緑江線)
Type	Heavy rail, Freight rail
Status	Operational
Locale	North P'yŏngan
Termini	Pup'ung Amrokkang
Stations	2
Operation
Opened	30 September 1940
Owner	P'yŏngbuk Railway (1940-1945) Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Technical
Line length	4.1 km (2.5 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map P'yŏngbuk Line Sup'ung Line Amrokkang Line 0.0 Pup'ung 2.5 Sup'ung Sup'ung Dam 4.1 Amrokkang

The Amrokkang Line is a non-electrified freight-only railway line of the Korean State Railway in North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Pup'ung on the P'yŏngbuk Line to Amrokkang Station on the Yalu River.^[1]

History

Originally called the Sup'ung Hoan Line, it was opened by the P'yŏngbuk Railway on 30 September 1940.^[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.

Services

Logs floated down the Yalu River in log rafts are loaded onto trains at Amrokkang Station, from where they are shipped to the rest of the country.^[3]

Route

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

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