The Ryongsŏng Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in P'yŏngyang, North Korea, running from Sŏp'o on the P'yŏngŭi Line to Tongbungri on the P'yŏngra Line.[1] From Ryongsŏng, this line also has a line connecting to the private railway station attached to Residence No. 55, the primary residence of Kim Jong-un. The maintenance facilities for the North Korean leaders' trains are also located at Ryongsŏng Station.

Ryongsŏng Line
Overview
Native name룡성선 (龍城線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleP'yŏngyang
Termini
Stations4
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger/freight rail
Intercity rail, Regional rail
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
Depot(s)Ryongsŏng
(for Leader's trains)
History
Opened1 November 1927
Technical
Line length15.3 km (9.5 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Overhead line
Route map

P'yŏngŭi Line to P'yŏngyang
0.0
Sŏp'o
(bridge appx 100 m (330 ft))
Ryongsŏng Bearing Factory
6.6
Residence No. 55
(viaduct appx 1,225 m (4,019 ft))
(tunnel appx 245 m (804 ft))
(viaduct appx 360 m (1,180 ft))
0.0
San'um
6.0
Ryongsŏng
P'yŏngŭi Line to Sinŭiju
(bridge appx 95 m (312 ft))
(bridge appx 105 m (344 ft))
13.1
Saedong
(bridge appx 95 m (312 ft))
P'yŏngra Line to P'yŏngyang
15.3
Tongbungri
Ryongsong Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
룡성선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationRyongseongseon
McCune–ReischauerRyongsŏngsŏn

History

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The line was originally opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 November 1927 as part of the first section of the former P'yŏngwŏn Line from Sŏp'o to Sainjang (nowadays called P'yŏngsŏng Station).[2] After the establishment of the DPRK, the Korean State Railway created the P'yŏngra Line by merging the P'yŏngwŏn Line with parts of the Hamgyŏng and Ch'ŏngra lines, at which time the Sŏp'o—Tongbungri section of the former P'yŏngwŏn Line was separated to create the current Ryongsŏng Line.

Route

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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 Sŏp'o 서포 (西浦) P'yŏngŭi Line
6.0 6.0 Ryongsŏng 룡성 (龍城)
13.1 7.1 Saedong 새동 (-) Maram 마람 (馬嵐)
15.3 2.2 Tongbungri 동북리 (東北里) P'yŏngra Line

San'um Branch

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Electrified.

Distance (km) Station Name Former Name
Total S2S Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Connections
0.0 0.0 San'um 산움 (山陰) P'yŏngŭi Line
6.6 6.6 No. 55 Residence 55호 관저

References

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  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato (January 2007). 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 29. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
  2. ^ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa Nr. 243, 20 October 1927
  • 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. p. 496.