Pinallon Line

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]

Pinallon Line
Overview
Other name(s)	Vinylon Line
Native name	비날론선
Status	Operational
Owner	Korean State Railway
Locale	Hamhŭng-si
Termini	Hamhŭng Choch'ajang Hŭngnam
Stations	7
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Freight rail
History
Opened	May 1961
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 Sŏho Line 0.0 Hamhŭng Choch'ajang P'yŏngra Line 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 (bridge appx 35 m (115 ft)) arsenal 7.6 Unjung 9.6 Ryongsŏng P'yŏngra Line Ryongsŏng Machine Complex 11.2 Hŭngnam Port Hadŏk Hŭngnam Fertiliser Complex 15.4 Hŭngnam Sŏho P'yŏngra Line

Pinallon Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	비날론선
Hancha	비날론線
Revised Romanization	Binallon-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Pinallon-sŏn

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.

Distance (km)		Station Name		Former Name
Total	S2S	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)	Connections
0.0	0.0	Hamhŭng Choch'ajang	함흥조차 (咸興操車)			P'yŏngra Line
3.4	3.4	Sŏngch'ŏngang	성천강 (城川江)			Sŏho Line
5.7	2.3	Pinallon (Vinylon)	비날론 (-)			Sŏho Line
7.6	1.9	Unjung	운중 (雲中)			Sŏho Line
9.6	2.0	Ryongsŏng	룡성 (龍城)			Sŏho Line
11.2	1.6	Hŭngnamhang (Hŭngnam Port)	흥남항 (興南港)
14.1	2.9	Hŭngnam	흥남 (興南)			Sŏho Line, P'yŏngra Line

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
2. ‘2.8 비날론 연합기업소’는 무엇인가?