Pyeongwon Line

The Pyeongwon Line was a railway line in Korea, opened in 1941 during the period of Japanese rule. The line connected Pyongyang to Gowon. It exists now North Korea and forms part of the following present day lines:

• Seopo to Tongbungri, Ryongsŏng Line
• Tongbungri to Gowon, Pyeongra Line

History

Construction of a bridge on the Pyeongwon Line

View of construction works on the Pyeongwon Line

View of construction works on the Pyeongwon Line

Ceremony commemorating the completion of the electrification of the Yangdŏk–Sinch'ang section of the P'yŏngwŏn Line in 1948.

The railway line was constructed by the Chosen Government Railway. The first interval between Seopo and Sainjang was opened on 1 November 1927, and the construction of the entire line was completed on 1 April 1941.[1] When first opened, the western section of the line was called West Pyeongwon Line,[2] and was extended as follows:

Date	Route	Length
1 November 1927	Seopo–Sainjang	25.0 km
15 October 1928	Sainjang–Suncheon	22.3 km
1 October 1929	Suncheon–Sinchang	19.7 km
1 October 1931	Sinchang–Jangnim	29.5 km
1 November 1936	Jangnim–Yangdeok	27.4 km

The eastern section was originally called East Pyongwon Line,[3] and was extended as follows:

Date	Route	Length
16 December 1937	Gowon–Seongnae	30.0 km
1 April 1941	Seongnae–Yangdeok	58.7 km

When the eastern and western sections were joined, the 212.6 km (132.1 mi) line was renamed Pyeongwon Line.

After the establishment of the DPRK, the Pyeongwon Line became part of the Pyeongra Line.

Route

Stations as of 1945

Distance		Station name
Total; km	S2S; km	Transcribed, Korean	Transcribed, Japanese	Hunminjeongeum	Hanja/Kanji	Opening date Original owner	Connections
0.0	0.0	Seopo	Saiho	서포	西浦	1 November 1927	Sentetsu Gyeongui Line
6.0	6.0	Yongseong	Ryūjō	용성	龍城	1 November 1927
13.1	7.1	Maram	Baran	마람	馬嵐	1 November 1927
15.3	2.2	Tongbungni	Tōhokuri	동북리	東北里	1 November 1927
20.5	5.2	Baesanjeom	Haisanten	배산점	裵山店	1 November 1927
25.0	4.5	Sainjang	Shaninjō	사인장	舍人場	1 November 1927
31.3	6.3	Bonghak	Hōkaku	봉학	鳳鶴	15 October 1928
39.0	7.7	Jasan	Jisan	자산	慈山	15 October 1928
47.3	6.3	Suncheon	Junsen	순천	順川	15 October 1928	Sentetsu Manpo Line (opened 1 November 1932)
50.8	3.5	Bongha	Hōka	봉하	鳳下	1 October 1929
56.8	6.0	Eunsan	Insan	은산	殷山	1 October 1929
61.4	4.6	Suyang	Shuyō	수양	首陽	1 October 1929
67.0	5.6	Sinchang	Shinsō	신창	新倉	1 October 1929	Sentetsu Cheonseong Colliery Line (opened 1936)
75.5	8.5	Sudeok	Shudoku	수덕	修德	1 October 1931
83.7	8.2	Sinseongcheon	Shinseisen	신성천	新成川	1 October 1931	West Chosen Central Railway Seoseon Line (opened 29 June 1939)
91.8	4.1	Geoheung	Kyokō	거흥	巨興	1 October 1931
96.5	4.7	Jangnim	Chōrin	장림	長林	1 October 1931
104.5	8.0	Dongwon	Tōgen	동원	東元	1 November 1936
109.9	5.4	Inpyeong	Jinhei	인평	仁平	1 November 1936
115.9	6.0	Jisu	Chisui	지수	智水	1 November 1936
123.9	8.0	Yangdeok	Yōdoku	양덕	陽德	1 November 1936
131.7	7.8	Naedong	Naidō	내동	內洞	1 April 1941
137.3	5.6	Seoktang Oncheon	Sekitō Onsen	석탕온천	石湯溫泉	1 April 1941
145.8	8.5	Geocha	Kyoshi	거차	巨次	1 April 1941
151.8	6.0	Cheon'eul	Ten'otsu	천을	天乙	1 April 1941
158.1	6.3	Ungok	Ungoku	운곡	雲谷	1 April 1941
163.3	5.2	Gwanpyeong	Kanhei	관평	館坪	1 April 1941
174.6	11.3	Cheonseong	Senjō	천성	泉城	1 April 1941
182.6	8.0	Seongnae	Jōnai	성내	城內	16 December 1937
188.2	5.6	Inheung	Jinkō	인흥	仁興	16 December 1937
192.9	4.7	Chukjeon	Chuden	축전	丑田	16 December 1937
198.0	5.1	Midun	Biton	미둔	彌屯	16 December 1937
205.9	7.9	Buraesan	Furaisan	부래산	浮來山	16 December 1937
212.6	6.7	Gowon	Kōgen	고원	高原	21 July 1916	Sentetsu Hamgyeong Line

References

1. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa Nr. 4236, 8 March 1941
2. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa Nr. 243, 20 October 1927
3. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa Nr. 3261, 27 November 1937

• Kokubu, Hayato (2007). 将軍様の鉄道 [The railway of the general] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shinchosha, ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
• Japanese Government Railways (1937). 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在 [The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Kawaguchi Printing Company. p496