Amrokkang Line

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]

Amrokkang Line
Overview
Other name(s)Sup'ung Hoan Line
Native name압록강선 (鴨緑江線)
StatusOperational
OwnerP'yŏngbuk Railway (1940-1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleNorth P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations2
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
History
Opened30 September 1940
Technical
Line length4.1 km (2.5 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
P'yŏngbuk Line
Sup'ung Line
Amrokkang Line
0.0
 Pup'ung
(bridge appx 75 m (246 ft))
2.5
 Sup'ung
(tunnel appx 185 m (607 ft))
(tunnel appx 60 m (200 ft))
(tunnel appx 605 m (1,985 ft))
Sup'ung Dam
4.1
 Amrokkang
Yalu River
Amrokkang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
압록강선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationAmnokgang-seon
McCune–ReischauerAmrokkang-sŏn

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.

Distance (km)Station NameFormer Name
TotalS2STranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)TranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)Connections
0.0 0.0 Pup'ung 부풍 (富豊) P'yŏngbuk Line, Sup'ung Line
4.1 4.1 Amrokkang 압록강 (鴨緑江) Sup'ung Hoan 수풍호안 (水豊湖岸)

References
  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa Nr. 4114, 7 October 1940
  3. North Korea Geographic Information: Transportation Geography - P'yŏngbuk Line (in Korean)
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