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was to have been regauged. Then, new track was to be laid between Poch'ŏn and Rimyŏngsu and between Motka and Hŭngam to connect the regauged sections into a complete line. Although some initial work was started on the second stage, the DPRK's financial crisis of the 1990s led to the project being
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in the east to make use of parts of existing lines where possible to reduce the amount of new construction needed. Construction of this line was to take place in three stages. The first stage, completed in 1988, extended the former
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ordered the construction of a new east–west transversal trunk line in the extreme north of the country. To accomplish this, railway engineers planned the new line, called the
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A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified; a pink background indicates that section is
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Construction of the second stage was to have made use of parts of existing lines in several places. From Hyesan to
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to Motka, the remaining portion of the Samjiyŏn Line was to have been converted, and from
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the existing section of the Poch'ŏn Line was to have been regauged, from
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it was to have shared the existing standard gauge trackage of the
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Index

Poch'ŏn Line
Korean State Railway
Ryanggang
Heavy rail
Single track
Track gauge
762 mm
Electrification
DC
Overhead line

Legend
Samjiyŏn Line
Samjiyŏn Line
Karimch'ŏn
Karimch'ŏn
Karimch'ŏn
Karimch'ŏn
Karimch'ŏn
Karimch'ŏn
Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha



Revised Romanization
McCune–Reischauer
Korean State Railway
Ryanggang Province
North Korea

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