Ongjin Line

Ongjin Line

Overview

Native name

옹진선(甕津線)

Status

Operational

Owner

Chosen Railway (1936–1944)
Chosen Government Railway (1944–1945)
Korean National Railroad (1945–1950)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)

Locale

Termini

History

Opened

Stages between 1936-1937

Technical

Line length

43.5 km (27.0 mi)

1,435 mm (4 ft 81⁄2 in) standard gauge

Old gauge

762 mm (2 ft 6 in)

Route map

					Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line

					Paech'ŏn Line
				-1.1	East Haeju
					former Sahae Line
				0.0	Haeju Ch'ŏngnyŏn
				1.0	Ch'ŏngyang	Closed
				2.3	Haeju	Closed
					Kwangsŏkch'ŏn
					(bridge appx 55 m (180 ft))
				2.9	Wangsin


					Chŏngdo Line





				7.1	West Haeju
					3 factories with 5 km of spur track


				10.8	Sŏsŏk	Closed
					Sŏgdamch'ŏn
					(bridge appx 90 m (300 ft))

					Ch'wiyach'ŏn
					(bridge appx 65 m (213 ft))
				19.3	Pyŏksŏng

				22.3	Kukpong	Closed

					Chayang	Closed
				26.8	Changdun

				34.2	Singangryŏng (former wye)

					Pup'o Line
					Rohoch'ŏn
					(bridge appx 75 m (246 ft))
					(bridge appx 50 m (160 ft))
				37.0	Raengjŏng	Closed
					(bridge appx 65 m (213 ft))

				40.4	Ongjin

Ongjin Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	옹진선
Hancha	甕津線
Revised Romanization	Ongjin-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Ongjin-sŏn

The Ongjin Line is a partially electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South Hwanghae Province, North Korea, running from Haeju on the Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line to Ongjin.