Pupo Line

The Pup'o Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary railway line of the Korean State Railway in Kangryŏng-gun, South Hwanghae Province, North Korea, running from Sin'gangryŏng on the Ongjin Line to Pup'o.[1]

Pupo Line
Overview
Native name	부포선(釜浦線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Korean State Railway
Locale	Kangryŏng-gun, South Hwanghae
Termini	Sin'gangryŏng Pup'o
Stations	5
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Regional rail, Freight rail
History
Opened	1970s
Technical
Line length	19.1 km (11.9 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map Ongjin Line to Haeju 0.0 Singangryŏng (former wye) Ongjin Line to Ongjin (bridge appx 25 metres (82 ft)) 7.2 Kangryŏng (bridge appx 60 metres (200 ft)) (bridge appx 15 metres (49 ft)) 11.3 Ryongyŏn (bridge appx 40 metres (130 ft)) (bridge appx 15 metres (49 ft)) 15.2 Hyangjuk sand loading 19.1 Pup'o (former wye) (former wye)

Pup'o Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	부포선
Hancha	釜浦線
Revised Romanization	Bupo-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Pup'o-sŏn

History

The line was opened by the Korean State Railway in the 1970s.[2]

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	Sin'gangryŏng	신강령 (新康翎)			Ongjin Line
7.2	7.2	Kangryŏng	강령 (康翎)			Distance is approximate.
11.3	4.1	Ryongyŏn	룡연 (龍淵)			Distance is approximate.
15.2	3.9	Hyangjuk	향죽 (香竹)			Distance is approximate.
19.1	3.4	Pup'o	부포 (釜浦)

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
2. Choe, Un-sik, 한국의 전통 사회 운송 기구, ISBN 978-89-7300-728-8, pp. 114