Supung Line – Wikipedia

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Sup’ung Line
水丰镇 Supung-Dong.jpg

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The railway bridge at Sup’ung Station
heading towards the Sup’ung Dam.
Overview
Native name 수풍선 (水豊線)
Status Operational
Owner P’yŏngbuk Railway (1939–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Locale North P’yŏngan
Termini
Stations 2
Service
Type Heavy rail, Regional rail, Freight rail
History
Opened 27 September 1939
Technical
Line length 2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Number of tracks Single track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification 3000 V DC Catenary

Route map

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Sup’ung Dam viewed from the Chinese side; the end of the Sup’ung Line can be seen on the right.

The Sup’ung Line is an electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in North P’yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Pup’ung on the P’yŏngbuk Line to Sup’ung.[1]

History[edit]

The Sup’ung Line was opened, together with the main line, by the P’yŏngbuk Railway on 27 September 1939 to assist with the construction of the Sup’ung Dam.[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. Electrification of the entire line was completed in 1980.[3]

Services[edit]

Sup’ung Station, the terminus of the line, is served by six pairs of commuter trains that run along the Ch’ongsu—Sup’ung—P’ungnyŏn route.[3]

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

Distance (km) Station Name Former Name
Total S2S Transcribed Chosŏn’gŭl (Hanja) Transcribed Chosŏn’gŭl (Hanja) Connections
0.0 0.0 Pup’ung 부풍 (富豊) Amrokkang Line, P’yŏngdŏk Line
2.5 2.5 Sup’ung 수풍 (水豊)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 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. 3813, 3 October 1939
  3. ^ a b North Korea Geographic Information: Transportation Geography – P’yŏngbuk Line (in Korean)


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