Sungri Line

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Sŭngri Line
Overview
Native name승리선(勝利線)
TypeFreight rail
StatusOperational
Locale Rasŏn
Termini Sŏnbong
Sŭngri
Stations2
Operation
Owner Korean State Railway
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length4.2 km (2.6 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
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Sungri Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
승리선
Hancha
Revised Romanization Seungni-seon
McCune–Reischauer Sŭngri-sŏn

The Sŭngri Line is a non-electrified 4.2 km (2.6 mi) long railway line of the Korean State Railway in North Korea, connecting Sŏnbong on the Hambuk Line with the industrial area at Sŭngri. [1]

Korean State Railway

The Korean State Railway is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and has its headquarters at P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Chon Kil-su, who has held the position since 2009.

North Korea Sovereign state in East Asia

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, with Pyongyang the capital and the largest city in the country. The name Korea is derived from Goguryeo which was one of the great powers in East Asia during its time, ruling most of the Korean Peninsula, Manchuria, parts of the Russian Far East and Inner Mongolia, under Gwanggaeto the Great. To the north and northwest, the country is bordered by China and by Russia along the Amnok and Tumen rivers; it is bordered to the south by South Korea, with the heavily fortified Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two. Nevertheless, North Korea, like its southern counterpart, claims to be the legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands.

Sŏnbong Station is a railway station in Sŏnbong-ŭp, Sŏnbong county, Rason Special City, North Hamgyŏng province, North Korea on the Hambuk Line of the Korean State Railway; it is also the starting point of the Sŭngri branch to Sŭngri.

The line serves the large Sŭngri Petrochemical Complex in Sŭngri.

The Sŭngri Refinery is a Russian-design oil refinery with a capacity of 2 million tons located in Sŏnbong-gun, Rasŏn Special Economic Zone, North Korea. It is served by the Sŭngri Line of the Korean State Railway. In 2013, a Mongolian firm bought a 20% share in the refinery, but sold it off again in 2016.

Route

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

Distance (km)Station NameFormer Name
TotalS2STranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)TranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)Connections
0.00.0Sŏnbong선봉 (先鋒)Unggi웅기 (雄基) Hambuk Line
4.24.2Sŭngri승리 (勝利)

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References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN   978-4-10-303731-6