Pyeongwon Line

The Pyeongwon Line was a railway line in Korea, opened in 1941 during the period of Japanese rule. The line connected Pyongyang to Gowon. It exists now North Korea and forms part of the following present day lines:

History

Construction of a bridge on the Pyeongwon Line
View of construction works on the Pyeongwon Line
View of construction works on the Pyeongwon Line
Ceremony commemorating the completion of the electrification of the Yangdŏk–Sinch'ang section of the P'yŏngwŏn Line in 1948.

The railway line was constructed by the Chosen Government Railway. The first interval between Seopo and Sainjang was opened on 1 November 1927, and the construction of the entire line was completed on 1 April 1941.[1] When first opened, the western section of the line was called West Pyeongwon Line,[2] and was extended as follows:

Date Route Length
1 November 1927 Seopo–Sainjang 25.0 km
15 October 1928 Sainjang–Suncheon 22.3 km
1 October 1929 Suncheon–Sinchang 19.7 km
1 October 1931 Sinchang–Jangnim 29.5 km
1 November 1936 Jangnim–Yangdeok 27.4 km

The eastern section was originally called East Pyongwon Line,[3] and was extended as follows:

Date Route Length
16 December 1937 Gowon–Seongnae 30.0 km
1 April 1941 Seongnae–Yangdeok 58.7 km

When the eastern and western sections were joined, the 212.6 km (132.1 mi) line was renamed Pyeongwon Line.

After the establishment of the DPRK, the Pyeongwon Line became part of the Pyeongra Line.

Route

Stations as of 1945
Distance Station name
Total; km S2S; km Transcribed, Korean Transcribed, Japanese Hunminjeongeum Hanja/Kanji Opening date
Original owner 		Connections
0.0 0.0 Seopo Saiho 서포 西浦 1 November 1927 Sentetsu Gyeongui Line
6.0 6.0 Yongseong Ryūjō 용성 龍城 1 November 1927
13.1 7.1 Maram Baran 마람 馬嵐 1 November 1927
15.3 2.2 Tongbungni Tōhokuri 동북리 東北里 1 November 1927
20.5 5.2 Baesanjeom Haisanten 배산점 裵山店 1 November 1927
25.0 4.5 Sainjang Shaninjō 사인장 舍人場 1 November 1927
31.3 6.3 Bonghak Hōkaku 봉학 鳳鶴 15 October 1928
39.0 7.7 Jasan Jisan 자산 慈山 15 October 1928
47.3 6.3 Suncheon Junsen 순천 順川 15 October 1928 Sentetsu Manpo Line (opened 1 November 1932)
50.8 3.5 Bongha Hōka 봉하 鳳下 1 October 1929
56.8 6.0 Eunsan Insan 은산 殷山 1 October 1929
61.4 4.6 Suyang Shuyō 수양 首陽 1 October 1929
67.0 5.6 Sinchang Shinsō 신창 新倉 1 October 1929 Sentetsu Cheonseong Colliery Line (opened 1936)
75.5 8.5 Sudeok Shudoku 수덕 修德 1 October 1931
83.7 8.2 Sinseongcheon Shinseisen 신성천 新成川 1 October 1931 West Chosen Central Railway Seoseon Line (opened 29 June 1939)
91.8 4.1 Geoheung Kyokō 거흥 巨興 1 October 1931
96.5 4.7 Jangnim Chōrin 장림 長林 1 October 1931
104.5 8.0 Dongwon Tōgen 동원 東元 1 November 1936
109.9 5.4 Inpyeong Jinhei 인평 仁平 1 November 1936
115.9 6.0 Jisu Chisui 지수 智水 1 November 1936
123.9 8.0 Yangdeok Yōdoku 양덕 陽德 1 November 1936
131.7 7.8 Naedong Naidō 내동 內洞 1 April 1941
137.3 5.6 Seoktang Oncheon Sekitō Onsen 석탕온천 石湯溫泉 1 April 1941
145.8 8.5 Geocha Kyoshi 거차 巨次 1 April 1941
151.8 6.0 Cheon'eul Ten'otsu 천을 天乙 1 April 1941
158.1 6.3 Ungok Ungoku 운곡 雲谷 1 April 1941
163.3 5.2 Gwanpyeong Kanhei 관평 館坪 1 April 1941
174.6 11.3 Cheonseong Senjō 천성 泉城 1 April 1941
182.6 8.0 Seongnae Jōnai 성내 城內 16 December 1937
188.2 5.6 Inheung Jinkō 인흥 仁興 16 December 1937
192.9 4.7 Chukjeon Chuden 축전 丑田 16 December 1937
198.0 5.1 Midun Biton 미둔 彌屯 16 December 1937
205.9 7.9 Buraesan Furaisan 부래산 浮來山 16 December 1937
212.6 6.7 Gowon Kōgen 고원 高原 21 July 1916 Sentetsu Hamgyeong Line

References

  1. ^ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa Nr. 4236, 8 March 1941
  2. ^ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa Nr. 243, 20 October 1927
  3. ^ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa Nr. 3261, 27 November 1937
  • Kokubu, Hayato (2007). 将軍様の鉄道 [The railway of the general] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shinchosha, ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
  • Japanese Government Railways (1937). 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在 [The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Kawaguchi Printing Company. p496