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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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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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1179:, resulting in the current Pukpu Line; the second stage was to have connected Hyesan to
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84:
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1206:, the existing section of the Samjiyŏn line was to have been regauged; from Karim to
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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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1115:), is a former partially electrified narrow gauge line of the
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1151:, extensive flooding in 1994 led to the closure of the line.
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1527:Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),
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1147:Opened around the same time as the connecting
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1222:the existing section of the narrow gauge
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1721:2 ft 6 in gauge railways in North Korea
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956:(bridge appx 40 m (130 ft))
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704:(bridge appx 50 m (160 ft))
620:(bridge appx 60 m (200 ft))
570:(bridge appx 45 m (148 ft))
471:(bridge appx 55 m (180 ft))
24:
1568:북한 북부철길 개건사업 마감단계.. ‘제2의 마식령속도’ 창조
27:Former railway line in North Korea
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1716:Railway lines in North Korea
1544:北 자재난 심각…2012년 국책사업 줄줄이 ‘중단’
453:
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1080:
160:31.5 km (19.6 mi)
10:
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1113:Mount Paektu Forestry Line
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1556:“사람 굶는데 ‘김일성 100년’ 공사 한창”
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1200:Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line
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46:Paektusan Forest Railway
1109:Paektusan Rimch'ŏl Line
1558:, 《데일리NK》, 2008.10.16.
1546:, 《데일리NK》, 2009.10.09.
1494:Ryanggang Taep'yŏng
1117:Korean State Railway
1075:Revised Romanization
75:Korean State Railway
1692:Ryanggang Taep'yŏng
1137:Ryanggang Taep'yŏng
984:Ryanggang Taep'yŏng
100:Ryanggang Taep'yŏng
1283:Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)
1277:Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)
1121:Ryanggang Province
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1533:978-4-10-303731-6
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18:Poch'ŏn Line
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48:백두산림철선(白頭山林鐵線)
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1316:Samjiyŏn Line
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1300:
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1255:Distance (km)
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1209:
1205:
1201:
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1182:
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1162:, connecting
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1149:Samjiyŏn Line
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1138:
1134:
1133:Samjiyŏn Line
1130:
1126:
1122:
1118:
1114:
1110:
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450:
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417:
415:
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408:
407:Samjiyŏn Line
402:
357:
355:
352:
348:
344:
342:
339:
336:
332:
305:
303:
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295:
275:
273:
270:
266:
265:Samjiyŏn Line
260:
251:
249:
246:
243:
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43:Other name(s)
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31:
19:
1703:
1630:Poch'ŏn Line
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1563:
1551:
1539:
1523:
1506:
1497:량강대평 (兩江大坪)
1477:
1450:
1423:
1396:
1369:
1342:
1286:Connections
1258:Station Name
1247:narrow gauge
1234:
1224:Paengmu Line
1193:
1153:
1146:
1112:
1108:
1105:Poch'ŏn Line
1104:
1102:
1081:Bocheon-seon
989:
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815:
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737:
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545:
539:
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511:
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346:
340:
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223:
169:Single track
33:Poch'ŏn Line
1359:Konjangdŏk
1280:Transcribed
1274:Transcribed
1261:Former Name
1243:762 mm
1227:suspended.
1189:Hambuk Line
1173:Unbong Line
1156:Kim Il Sung
1125:North Korea
1095:Poch'ŏn-sŏn
1029:Pochon Line
182:762 mm
176:Track gauge
157:Line length
53:Native name
1710:Categories
1657:Konjangdŏk
1515:References
1500:P'yŏngmul
1362:곤장덕 (棍杖德)
1185:Musan Line
1160:Pukpu Line
1035:Chosŏn'gŭl
931:Karimch'ŏn
847:Karimch'ŏn
763:Karimch'ŏn
679:Karimch'ŏn
595:Karimch'ŏn
540:Konjangdŏk
439:Karimch'ŏn
125:Heavy rail
1212:Rimyŏngsu
217:Route map
152:Technical
85:Ryanggang
1637:Mainline
1586:북부 철길 건설
1470:려수 (麗水)
1443:대진 (大鎭)
1416:온수 (溫水)
1389:내곡 (內曲)
1335:보천 (普天)
1332:Poch'ŏn
1168:Hoeryŏng
108:Stations
57:보천선(普天線)
38:Overview
1650:Poch'ŏn
1507:Closed.
1503:평물 (-)
1478:Closed.
1451:Closed.
1440:Taejin
1424:Closed.
1397:Closed.
1386:Naegok
1370:Closed.
1343:Closed.
1307:가림 (佳林)
1208:Poch'ŏn
1183:on the
1143:History
1131:on the
506:Poch'ŏn
199:1500 V
131:History
116:Service
91:Termini
1678:Taejin
1664:Naegok
1531:
1467:Ryŏsu
1216:Hŭngam
1177:Hyesan
1164:Manp'o
1051:Hancha
990:Closed
906:Closed
822:Closed
816:Taejin
738:Closed
654:Closed
648:Naegok
546:Closed
512:Closed
347:Closed
237:Legend
229:
144:Closed
136:Opened
81:Locale
66:Closed
63:Status
1685:Ryŏsu
1644:Karim
1413:Onsu
1302:Karim
1268:Total
1231:Route
1220:Musan
1204:Karim
1196:Wiyŏn
1181:Musan
1129:Karim
900:Ryŏsu
341:Karim
139:1940s
97:Karim
71:Owner
1671:Onsu
1529:ISBN
1485:31.5
1458:24.8
1431:20.9
1404:15.6
1377:10.2
1103:The
978:31.5
894:24.8
810:20.9
732:Onsu
726:15.6
642:10.2
147:1994
121:Type
1490:6.7
1463:3.9
1436:5.3
1409:5.4
1382:4.5
1355:2.4
1350:5.7
1328:3.3
1323:3.3
1297:0.0
1292:0.0
1271:S2S
1218:to
1175:to
1135:to
1119:in
1042:보천선
534:5.7
500:3.3
335:0.0
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1574:^
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1191:.
1139:.
1123:,
201:DC
1617:e
1610:t
1603:v
1241:(
1111:(
1065:線
1062:天
1059:普
189:)
185:(
111:8
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