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The Pup'o Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary
railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
line of the
Korean State Railway The Korean State Railway (), commonly called the State Rail () is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of North Korea and has its headquarters at P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Chang Jun Song. History 1945–195 ...
in Kangryŏng-gun,
South Hwanghae Province South Hwanghae Province (Hwanghaenamdo; , lit. "south Yellow Sea province") is a province in western North Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North and South Hwanghae. The provincial capital i ...
,
North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...
, running from Sin'gangryŏng on the
Ongjin Line 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.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Sh ...
to Pup'o.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),


History

The line was opened by the Korean State Railway in the 1970s.Choe, Un-sik, 한국의 전통 사회 운송 기구, , pp. 114


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 {{NorthKorea-rail-transport-stub