Paengma Line

Paengma Line
Overview
Native name	백마선(白馬線)
Type	Heavy rail, Regional rail
Status	Operational
Locale	North P'yŏngan
Termini	Yŏmju South Sinŭiju
Stations	7
Operation
Opened	1905 1. April 1908 (Passenger service)
Owner	Korean State Railway
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length	39.6 km
No. of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map Legend P'yŏngŭi Line 0.0 Yŏmju P'yŏngŭi Line ↑Yŏmju/P'ihyŏn↓ 8.7 Ryangch'aek 16.5 P'ihyŏn Ryonggye-ri 25.8 Paengma ↑P'ihyŏn/Sinŭiju↓ 37.0 Sŏkha P'yŏngŭi Line 39.6 South Sinŭiju Tŏkhyŏn Line P'yŏngŭi Line

Paengma Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	백마선
Hancha	白馬線
Revised Romanization	Baegmaseon
McCune–Reischauer	Paengmaisŏn

The Paengma Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the North Korean State Railway running from Yŏmju on the P'yŏngŭi Line to South Sinŭiju, likewise on the P'yŏngui line.

History

This line was originally a part of the Kyŏngŭi Line and was opened in 1905. On 16. October 1943 South Sinŭiju Station became a connection station with the Yangsi Line, which was opened on 1. April in the same year. After the establishment of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea the Yangsi Line was merged into the P'yŏngŭi Line and this line was separated from the railway line between P'yŏngyang and Sinŭiju Ch'ŏngnyŏn stations.

Services

A pair of local trains, numbered 418/419, operate between Sinŭiju Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Yŏmju, running along this line instead of the P'yŏngŭi line.

Route

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

Distance (km)	Station Name (Transcribed)	Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl)	Connections
0.0	Yŏmju	염주	P'yŏngŭi Line
8.7	Ryangch'aek	량책
16.5	P'ihyŏn	피현
	Ryonggye-ri	룡계리
25.8	Paengma	백마
37.0	Sŏkha	석하
39.6	South Sinŭiju (Namsinŭiju)	남신의주	P'yŏngŭi Line, Tŏkhyŏn Line

References

• Ministry of Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在(The List of the Stations), p485