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Chongnyon Parwon Line

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Native name
  
청년팔원선(靑年八院線)

Locale
  
North Pyongan

Owner
  
Korean State Railway

Status
  
Operational

Stations
  
11

Chongnyon Parwon Line

Type
  
Heavy rail, Passenger/Freight rail Regional rail

Termini
  
Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn Kusŏng

The Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the North Korean State Railway running from Kujang on the Manp'o and P'yŏngdŏk lines to Kusŏng on the P'yŏngbuk Line.

Contents

The Pun'gang branch of this line serves the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center.

Services

Local passenger trains 795/796 operate on this line between Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Kusŏng.

Route

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

Pun'gang Branch

Not electrified. This branchline serves the Nyongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Centre, which is located south of the Pun'gang station.

Map'yŏng Branch

Not electrified. This line leads to the T'aech'ŏn nuclear power plant, whose construction was abandoned in 1994. The site is located just north of Map'yŏng.

References

Chongnyon Parwon Line Wikipedia