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The Songdowŏn Line is an
electrified Electrification is the process of powering by electricity and, in many contexts, the introduction of such power by changing over from an earlier power source. The broad meaning of the term, such as in the history of technology, economic history ...
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 Pyongyang, P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Chang Jun Song. History ...
in Wŏnsan Municipal City,
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 Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...
, running from Tŏgwŏn on the Kangwŏn Line to Songdowŏn and Segil. 北, 원산 송도원국제소년단야영소에 송도원역 준공
Nocutnews, 2014.9.24
It is not known when the line from Wŏnsan (actually, the line branches off from Tŏgwŏn) to Songdowŏn was opened, but the Songdowŏn−Segil section was opened on 23 September 2014, with a special ceremonial train marking the opening; this inaugural train was pulled by a Sŏngun Red Flag-class locomotive. Songdowŏn is the site of the Songdowŏn International Children's Union Camp, and at Segil there is a resort.


Route

A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Songdowon Line Railway lines in North Korea Standard gauge railways in North Korea Railway lines opened in 2014