Railway lines in North Korea

North Korea has a railway system consisting of an extensive network of standard-gauge lines and a smaller network of narrow-gauge lines; the latter are to be found around the country, but the most important lines are in the northern part of the country. All railways in North Korea are operated by the state-owned Korean State Railway.

Lines whose names are in italics are closed.

Standard gauge

Trunk lines

• Hambuk Line: Ch'ŏngjin Ch'ŏngnyŏn (P'yŏngra Line) – Rajin (P'yŏngra Line), (Rajin–HongÅ­i dual gauge standard () and Russian ())
• Hoeryŏng Colliery Line: Hoeryŏng (km 89.5 Hambuk Line) – Yusŏn,
• Sech'ŏn Line: Sinhakp'o (km 104.3 Hambuk Line) – Chungbong,
• Tongp'o Line: Chongsŏng (km 139.0 Hambuk Line) – Tongp'o,
• Sŏngp'yŏng Line: Kangalli (km 147.2 Hambuk Line) - Sŏngp'yŏng, (closed)
• Namyanggukkyŏng Line: Namyang (km 165.9 Hambuk Line) – Gukkyŏng (→ Tumen, China), (to Tumen)
• Kogŏnwŏn Line: Singŏn (km 234.3 Hambuk Line) – Kogŏnwŏn,
• Ch'undu Line: Songhak (km 255.0 Hambuk Line) - Ch'undu
• Hoeam Line: Haksong (km 258.1 Hambuk line) – Obong,
• HongÅ­i Line: HongÅ­i (km 285.6 Hambuk Line) – Tumangang (→ Khasan, Russia), , dual gauge standard () and Russian ()
• SÅ­ngri Line: Sŏnbong (km 309.9 Hambuk Line) – SÅ­ngri,
• Kangwŏn Line: Kowŏn (P'yŏngra Line) – P'yŏnggang,
• Ch'ŏnnae Line: Ryongdam (km 12.1 Kangwŏn Line) – Ch'ŏnnae,
• Munch'ŏnhang Line: Okp'yŏng (km 22.0 Kangwŏn Line) – Koam,
• Songdowŏn Line: Segil (km 36.5 Kangwŏn Line) – Songdowŏn, est.
• Wŏnsanhang Line: Kalma (km 46.1 Kangwŏn Line) – Wŏnsanhang,
• KÅ­mgangsan Line: Ch'ŏrwŏn (km 167.6 Kangwŏn Line) – Ch'angdo, (closed)
• KÅ­mgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line: Anbyŏn (Kangwŏn Line) – KÅ­mgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn – Kamho (→ Chejin, ROK), (to Kamho)
• Manp'o Line: Sunch'ŏn (P'yŏngra Line) – Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn (Pukpu Line) (→ Ji'an, China, (to Manp'o)
• Taegak Line: Ch'ŏndong (km 32.6 Manp'o Line) – Taegak,
• Choyang Colliery Line: Kaech'ŏn (km 38.9 Manp'o Line) – Choyang Colliery,
• Chunhyŏk Line: Kaech'ŏn (km 38.9 Manp'o Line) – Chunhyŏngri,
• Pongch'ŏn Colliery Line: Pongch'ŏn (km 49.9 Manp'o Line) – Pongch'ŏn Colliery,
• Kaech'ŏn Colliery Line: Chajak (km 54.0 Manp'o Line) – Chŏnjin,
• Ryong'am Line: Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn (km 63.0 Manp'o Line) – Ryong'am,
• Ryongmun Colliery Line: Ŏryong (km 68.5 Manp'o Line) – Ryongmun Colliery,
• Ch'up'yŏng Line: HÅ­ich'ŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn (km 109.8 Manp'o Line) – P'ungsan-dong,
• Unha Line: Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn (Pukpu Line) (km 299.8 Manp'o Line) – Unha,
• Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line: Kilju Ch'ŏngnyŏn (P'yŏngra Line) – Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn (Paengmu Line),
• Osich'ŏn Line: Taeoch'ŏn (km 124.6 Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line) – Osich'ŏn, est. (closed)
• Samjiyŏn Line: Wiyŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn (km 137.1 Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line) – Motka,
• P'yŏngbu Line: P'yŏngyang (P'yŏngnam & P'yŏngÅ­i Lines) – Kaesŏng – P'anmun (→ Torasan, ROK), (to P'anmun)
• Rangrang Line: Ryŏkp'o (km 10.5 P'yŏngbu Line) – Rangrang Station,
• Songrim Line: Hwangju (km 36.5 P'yŏngbu Line) – Songrim Hwamul,
• Pongsan Line: Pongsan (km 70.5 P'yŏngbu Line) – West Pongsan,
• P'yŏngdŏk Line: Taedonggang (P'yŏngyang; P'yŏngbu Line) – Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn (Manp'o & Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Lines),
• Myŏngdang Line: Ch'ŏngryong (km 16.7 P'yŏngdŏk Line) – Myŏngdang,
• Kobi Line: Ripsŏngri (km 18.5 P'yŏngdŏk Line) – Kobi,
• Tŏksan Line: Songga (km 39.2 P'yŏngdŏk Line) – Tŏksan, (closed)
• SamdÅ­ng Colliery Line: SamdÅ­ng (km 45.7 P'yŏngdŏk Line) – Taeri, (closed)
• Ryŏngdae Line: Wŏnch'ang (km 105.0 P'yŏngdŏk Line) – Ryŏngdae,
• Chaedong Line: Kujŏng (km 108.6 P'yŏngdŏk Line) – Chaedong,
• Solgol Colliery Line: Songnam Ch'ŏngnyŏn (km 111.1 P'yŏngdŏk Line) – Solgol,
• Kwanha Line: Pukch'ang (km 128.0 P'yŏngdŏk Line) – Kwanha,
• TÅ­kchang Line: Pukch'ang (km 128.0 P'yŏngdŏk Line) – Sŏksan,
• Myŏnghak Line: TÅ­kchang (km 15.0 TÅ­kchang Line) – Myŏnghak,
• Ingp'o Line: Kuhyŏng (km 136.3 P'yŏngdŏk Line) – Ingp'o,
• Tŏngnam Line: South Tŏkch'ŏn (km 152.8 P'yŏngdŏk Line) – Tŏngnam,
• Sŏch'ang Line: Tŏkch'ŏn (km 154.8 P'yŏngdŏk Line) – Sŏch'ang,
• Sinsŏng Line: West Tŏkch'ŏn (km 3.6 Sŏch'ang Line) – Sinsŏng,
• Hoedun Line: Ch'ŏlgisan (km 8.7 Sŏch'ang Line) – Hoedun,
• Hyŏngbong Line: Ch'ŏlgisan (km 8.7 Sŏch'ang Line) – Hyŏngbong,
• Changsang Line: Hyangjang, (km 165.2 P'yŏngdŏk Line) – Changsang,
• P'yŏngnam Line: P'yŏngyang (P'yŏngbu & P'yŏngÅ­i Lines) – Sinnamp'o – P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn (Namdong Line),
• Pyongyanghwajon Line: Pot'onggang (km 3.9 P'yŏngnam Line) – P'yŏngch'ŏn,
• Chamjilli Line: Kangsŏn (km 23.1 P'yŏngnam Line) – Chamjilli
• Posan Line: Kangsŏ (km 28.3 P'yŏngnam line) – Posan,
• Tae'an Line: Kangsŏ (km 28.3 P'yŏngnam line) – Tae'an Hwamul,
• Ryonggang Line: Ryonggang (km 40.7 P'yŏngnam Line) – Mayŏng,
• Husan Line: Husan (km 10.9 Ryonggang Line) – Yangmak,
• Namp'ohang Line: Sinnamp'o (km 54.9 P'yŏngnam Line) – Namp'ohang, est.
• Tojiri Line: Namp'o (km 55.2 P'yŏngnam Line) – Tojiri,
• Namdong Line: P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn (km 89.3 P'yŏngnam Line) – Namdong (Sŏhae Line), est. (closed)
• P'yŏngra Line: Kalli (P'yŏngyang; P'yŏngÅ­i Line) – Rajin (Hambuk Line),
• Ponghak Line: Ponghak (km 31.3 P'yŏngra Line) – Songudong,
• Taegŏn Line: Sillyŏnp'o (km 50.8 P'yŏngra Line) – Pongch'ang,
• Chiktong Colliery Line: Taegŏn (km 2.1 Taegŏn Line) – Chiktong T'an'gwang,
• Changsŏn'gang Line: Ŭnsan (km 56.8 P'yŏngra Line) – Changsŏn'gang, est.
• Ŭnsan Line: Ŭnsan (P'yŏngra Line) – Pongch'ang,
• Maebong Line: Haksan (km 2.5 Ŭnsan Line) - Maebong, est.
• Mohak Line: Taegŏn (km 5.8 Ŭnsan Line) - Mohak -
• Ch'ŏnsŏng Colliery Line: Sinch'ang (km 67.0 P'yŏngra Line) – Ch'ŏnsŏng,
• Kowŏn Colliery Line: Tunjŏn (km 186.3 P'yŏngra Line) – Changdong,
• KÅ­mya Line: KÅ­mya (km 225.0 P'yŏngra Line) – P'ungnam,
• Pinallon Line: HamhÅ­ng Choch'ajang (km 298.4 P'yŏngra Line) – HÅ­ngnam,
• Ch'anghÅ­ng Line: Ch'anghÅ­ng (km 303.3 P'yŏngra Line) – RyŏnhÅ­ng,
• Tŏksŏng Line: Sinbukch'ŏng (km 411.9 P'yŏngra Line) – Sangri,
• Tuŏn Line: Omongri (km 478.4 P'yŏngra Line) – Tuŏn,
• KÅ­mgol Line: Yŏhaejin (km 491.7 P'yŏngra line) – Muhak,
• Ilt'an Line: Rodong (km 562.2 P'yŏngra line) – Iltan,
• Koch'am Colliery Line: Myŏngch'ŏn (km 585.5 P'yŏngra line) – Sinmyŏngch'ŏn,
• Taehyang Line: Ryonghyŏn (km 660.3 P'yŏngra line) – Taehyang,
• Kangdŏk Line: South Kangdŏk (km 694.4 P'yŏngra Line) – Susŏng (Hambuk Line),
• Ch'ŏngjinhang Line: Ch'ŏngjin Ch'ŏngnyŏn (km 701.6 P'yŏngra Line) – Ch'ŏngjinhang,
• Rajinhang Line: Rajin (km 782.8 P'yŏngra Line) – Rajinhang,
• P'yŏngÅ­i Line: P'yŏngyang (P'yŏngbu & P'yŏngnam Lines) – SinÅ­iju Ch'ŏngnyŏn (→ Dandong, China),
• Sijŏng Line: Kalli (km 19.1 P'yŏngÅ­i Line) – Sijŏng,
• Kubongsan Line: Ch'ŏngch'ŏn'gang (km 79.7 P'yŏngÅ­i Line) – East NamhÅ­ng, est.
• Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk Line: Kubongsan (km 8.5 Kubongsan Line) – Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk, est.
• NamhÅ­ng Line: Maengjungri (km 81.7 P'yŏngÅ­i Line) – NamhÅ­ng, est.
• Pakch'ŏn Line: Maengjungri (km 81.7 P'yŏngÅ­i Line) – Pakch'ŏn, (closed)
• Ch'ŏlsan Line: Tongrim (km 177.8 P'yŏngÅ­i Line) – Tongch'angri,
• Paengma Line: Yŏmju (P'yŏngÅ­i line) – South SinÅ­iju (P'yŏngÅ­i & Tŏkhyŏn Lines),
• Tasado Line: Ryŏngch'ŏn (km 209.8 P'yŏngÅ­i Line) – Tasado Port,
• Tŏkhyŏn Line: South SinÅ­iju (km 219.9 P'yŏngÅ­i Line) – Tŏkhyŏn,
• Kang'an Line: SinÅ­iju Ch'ŏngnyŏn (km 225.1 P'yŏngÅ­i Line) – Kang'an,

Secondary trunk lines

• Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ich'ŏn Line: P'yŏngsan (P'yŏngbu Line) – Sep'o (Kangwŏn Line),
• Hŏch'ŏn Line: Tanch'ŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn (P'yŏngra Line) – Honggun,
• Mandŏk Line: Hŏch'ŏn (km 54.7 Hŏch'ŏn Line) – Mandŏk,
• Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line: Sariwŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn (P'yŏngbu Line) – Haeju Ch'ŏngnyon (Ongjin Line),
• Paech'ŏn Line: Changbang (km 75.6 Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line) – Ŭnbit,
• Tŏktal Line: Ch'ŏngdan (km 20.5 Paech'ŏn Line) – Tŏktal, est. (closed)
• Ongjin Line: Haeju Ch'ŏngnyŏn (km 77.9 Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn line) – Ongjin,
• Pup'o Line: Sin'gangryŏng (km 31.1 Ongjin Line) – Pup'o,
• Chŏngdo Line: Wangsin (km xx Ongjin Line) – Chŏngdo,
• Kaech'ŏn Line: Sinanju Ch'ŏngnyŏn (P'yŏngÅ­i Line) – Kaech'ŏn (Manp'o line),
• Musan Line: Komusan (Hambuk Line) – Musan (Paengmu Line),
• Musan Mining Line: Ch'ŏlsong Ch'ŏngnyŏn (km 50.5 Musan Line) – Musan Kwangsan,
• Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line: Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn (Manp'o & P'yŏngdŏk Lines) – Kusŏng (P'yŏngbuk line),
• Pun'gang Line: P'arwŏn (km 40.1 Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line) – Pun'gang,
• Map'yŏng Line: Yŏnjung (km 59.8 Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line) – Map'yŏng,
• Pukbunaeryuk Line: Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn (Manp'o Line) – Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn (Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line),
• An'gol Line: Mun'ak (km 8.3 Pukpu Line) – An'gol,
• Unbong Line: Sangp'unggang (km 44.9 Pukpu Line) – Kuunbong,
• P'yŏngbuk Line: Chŏngju Ch'ŏngnyŏn (P'yŏngÅ­i Line) – Ch'ŏngsu,
• Taegwalli Line: Sinon (km 78.2 P'yŏngbuk Line) – Taegwalli,
• Amrokkang Line: Pu'pung (km 113.7 P'yŏngbuk Line) – Amrokkang,
• Sup'ung Line: Pu'pung (km 113.7 P'yŏngbuk Line) – Sup'ung,
• Riwŏn Line: Riwŏn Ch'ŏlsan – Ch'aho via P'yŏngra Line,
• Ryongsŏng Line: Sŏp'o (P'yŏngÅ­i Line) – Tongbungri (P'yŏngra Line),
• SinhÅ­ng Line: HamhÅ­ng (P'yŏngra Line) – SinhÅ­ng (→ SinhÅ­ng Line narrow-gauge),
• Sŏhae Line (Anju Colliery Line): Mundŏk (P'yŏngÅ­i Line) – Sŏsi; Namdong (Namdong Line),
• Ch'ŏngnam Line: Ch'ŏngnam (Sŏhae Line) - Sŏsi, est.
• Sŏhae Kammun Line: Ch'ŏlgwang (Ŭnnyul line) – Sillyŏngri (P'yŏngnam line),
• Ŭnnyul Line: Ŭnp'a (Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line) – Ch'ŏlgwang (Sŏhae Kammun Line),
• Changyŏn Line: Sugyo (km 50.5 Ŭnnyul Line) – Changyŏn,

Narrow-gauge lines

This is an exhaustive list of all known narrow-gauge lines ().

• Changjin Line: Yŏnggwang (SinhÅ­ng Line standard-gauge) – Sasu,
• Kanggye Line: Kanggye (Manp'o Line) – Rangrim,
• Paengmu Line: Paeg'am Ch'ŏngnyŏn (Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line) – Musan (Musan Line),
• Poch'ŏn Line (Paektusan Rimch'ŏl Line): Karim (Samjiyŏn Line) – Ryanggang Taep'yŏng, (closed)
• Samjiyŏn Line: Wiyŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn (Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line) – Motka, (closed)
• SinhÅ­ng Line: SinhÅ­ng (SinhÅ­ng Line standard-gauge) – Pujŏnhoban,
• Sŏhaeri Line: Ch'ŏlgwang (Ŭnnyul Line) – Ryongjŏng, (closed)
• Sŏho Line: West HamhÅ­ng – Sŏho (P'yŏngra Line),
• Unsan Line: Puksinhyŏn (Manp'o Line) – Samsan, est. (closed)

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