The Sup'ung Line is an electrified

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 Track (rail transport), tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the ...

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 North P'yŏngan Province,

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 ...

, running from Pup'ung on the P'yŏngbuk Line to Sup'ung.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō)

History

The Sup'ung Line was opened, together with the main line, by the P'yŏngbuk Railway on 27 September 1939 to assist with the construction of the Sup'ung Dam.朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa Nr. 3813, 3 October 1939 Following the

partition of Korea The division of Korea began with the defeat of Japan in World War II. During the war, the Allied leaders considered the question of Korea's future after Japan's surrender in the war. The leaders reached an understanding that Korea would be l ...

the line was located within the

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zone of occupation, and was nationalised along with all the other railways in the zone by the

Provisional People’s Committee for North Korea The People's Committee of North Korea ( Chosŏn'gŭl: 북조선인민위원회) was a provisional government governing the Northern portion of the Korean Peninsula from 1947 until 1948. Established on 21 February 1947 as the successor of the ...

on 10 August 1946, becoming part of the Korean State Railway. Electrification of the entire line was completed in 1980.North Korea Geographic Information: Transportation Geography - P'yŏngbuk Line (in Korean)
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Services

Sup'ung Station, the terminus of the line, is served by six pairs of commuter trains that run along the Ch'ongsu—Sup'ung— P'ungnyŏn route.North Korea Geographic Information: Transportation Geography - P'yŏngbuk Line (in Korean)
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Route

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Supung Line Railway lines in North Korea Standard gauge railways in North Korea