The Pun'gang Line, also called the Nyŏngbyŏn Line, is a non-electrified
railway line of the
Korean State Railway in
Nyŏngbyŏn County,
North P'yŏngan Province,
North Korea, running from
P'arwŏn on the
Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line
The Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary railway line of the Korean State Railway in North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Kujang on the Manp'o and P'yŏngdŏk Lines to Kusŏng on the P'yŏngb ...
to
Pun'gang.
[Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ] This line serves the
Nyŏngbyŏn Nuclear Scientific Research Centre, located just south of Pun'gang Station.
History
The line was opened sometime between 1965, when a
Soviet-supplied
research reactor was put into service on the research centre site,
and 1980, when construction of an experimental reactor was begun.
Route
A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.
References
Railway lines in North Korea
Standard gauge railways in North Korea
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