Pungang Line

	Pungang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	분강선
Hancha	分江線
Revised Romanization	Bun'gang-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Pun'gang-sŏn

Pun'gang Line
Overview
Other name(s)	Nyŏngbyŏn Line
Native name	분강선 (分江線)
Type	Heavy rail, Regional rail, Freight rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Nyŏngbyŏn-gun, North P'yŏngan
Termini	P'arwŏn; Pun'gang
Stations	2
Operation
Opened	1965~1980
Owner	Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length	7.2 km (4.5 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map

The Pun'gang Line, also called the Nyŏngbyŏn Line, is a non-electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in Nyŏngbyŏn County, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from P'arwŏn on the Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line to Pun'gang.^[1] This line serves the Nyŏngbyŏn Nuclear Scientific Research Centre, located just south of Pun'gang Station.

History

The line was opened sometime between 1965, when a Soviet-supplied research reactor was put into service on the research centre site,^[2] and 1980, when construction of an experimental reactor was begun.^[3]

Route

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

Distance (Total; km)	Distance (S2S; km)	Station Name (Transcribed)	Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja))	Former Name (Transcribed)	Former Name (Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja))	Connections
0.0	0.0	P'arwŏn	팔원 (八院)			Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line
7.2	7.2	Pun'gang	분강 (分江)

References

↑ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
↑ "Research Reactor Details – IRT-DPRK". International Atomic Energy Agency. 30 July 1996. Retrieved 14 February 2007.
↑ Sheryl WuDunn (17 May 1992). "North Korean site has A-bomb hints". New York Times. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2017.

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[Hayato-1] Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6

[2] "Research Reactor Details – IRT-DPRK". International Atomic Energy Agency. 30 July 1996. Retrieved 14 February 2007.

[nyt-19920517-3] Sheryl WuDunn (17 May 1992). "North Korean site has A-bomb hints". New York Times. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2017.