Pinallon Line

Pinallon Line
Overview
Other name(s)	Vinylon Line
Native name	비날론선
Type	Heavy rail, Freight rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Hamhŭng-si
Termini	Hamhŭng Choch'ajang Hŭngnam
Stations	7
Operation
Opened	May 1961
Owner	Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length	14.1 km (8.8 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map Pinallon Line Sŏho Line P'yŏngra Line Sinhŭng Line P'yŏngra Line to P'yŏngyang 0.0 Hamhŭng Choch'ajangSŏho Line to Hamhŭng P'yŏngra Line to Hŭngnam 3.4 Sŏngch'ŏngang limits of February 8 Vinylon Complex Hamhŭng Thermal Power Plant Pinallon Sŏho Line 5.7 Pinallon Pinallon Line limits of February 8 Vinylon Complex Hŭngnam Pharmaceutical Factory arsenal 7.6 Unjung 9.6 RyongsŏngP'yŏngra Line to P'yŏngyang Ryongsŏng Machine Complex 11.2 Hŭngnam Port Hadŏk Hŭngnam Fertiliser Complex 15.4 Hŭngnam Sŏho P'yŏngra Line to Rajin

The Pinallon Line or Vinylon Line is an electrified, freight-only industrial railway line of the Korean State Railway in Hamhŭng, South Hamgyŏng, North Korea, running from Hamhung marshalling yard to Hŭngnam via the February 8 Vinylon Complex in Hŭngnam.^[1]

It runs parallel to the narrow-gauge Sŏho Line for most of its length.

History

The Pinallon Line was opened by the Korean State Railway in May 1961, when the February 8 Vinylon Complex was opened,^[2] as the existing narrow-gauge Sŏho Line was insufficient to meet the freight-hauling requirements of the industrial complex.

Services

With the narrow-gauge Sŏho Line handling the passenger traffic, primarily workers at the various industries located along the line,^[1] the Pinallon Line transports only the freight heading to and from the various industries located along the line.

These industries include:

• the February 8 Vinylon Complex (via Sŏngch'ŏngang and Pinallon stations),
• the Hŭngnam Pharmaceutical Factory (via Sŏngch'ŏngang Station),
• the Hŭngnam Silicate Brick Factory (via Sŏngch'ŏngang and Unjung stations),
• the Hamhŭng Thermal Power Plant (via Unjung Station),
• the Ryongsŏng Machine Complex (via Ryongsŏng Station),
• the Hŭngnam Smelter (via Ryongsŏng),
• Hŭngnam Port
• the Hŭngnam Fertiliser Complex (via Ryongsŏng and Hŭngnam stations),

as well as several other smaller enterprises.

Route

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

References