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was to have been regauged. Then, new track was to be laid between Poch'ŏn and Rimyŏngsu and between Motka and Hŭngam to connect the regauged sections into a complete line. Although some initial work was started on the second stage, the DPRK's financial crisis of the 1990s led to the project being
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in the east to make use of parts of existing lines where possible to reduce the amount of new construction needed. Construction of this line was to take place in three stages. The first stage, completed in 1988, extended the former
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ordered the construction of a new east–west transversal trunk line in the extreme north of the country. To accomplish this, railway engineers planned the new line, called the
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1191:. The plan also included the conversion to standard gauge of four sections of existing narrow gauge lines: from Wiyŏn to
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Construction of the second stage was to have made use of parts of existing lines in several places. From Hyesan to
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to Motka, the remaining portion of the Samjiyŏn Line was to have been converted, and from
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the existing section of the Poch'ŏn Line was to have been regauged, from
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it was to have shared the existing standard gauge trackage of the
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1140:, extensive flooding in 1994 led to the closure of the line.
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1516:Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),
1136:Opened around the same time as the connecting
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1211:the existing section of the narrow gauge
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1710:2 ft 6 in gauge railways in North Korea
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18:
945:(bridge appx 40 m (130 ft))
861:(bridge appx 60 m (200 ft))
777:(bridge appx 50 m (160 ft))
693:(bridge appx 50 m (160 ft))
609:(bridge appx 60 m (200 ft))
559:(bridge appx 45 m (148 ft))
460:(bridge appx 55 m (180 ft))
7:
1557:북한 북부철길 개건사업 마감단계.. ‘제2의 마식령속도’ 창조
16:Former railway line in North Korea
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1705:Railway lines in North Korea
1533:北 자재난 심각…2012년 국책사업 줄줄이 ‘중단’
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349:
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149:31.5 km (19.6 mi)
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1102:Mount Paektu Forestry Line
1545:“사람 굶는데 ‘김일성 100년’ 공사 한창”
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1189:Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line
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1227:2 ft 6 in
176:2 ft 6 in
35:Paektusan Forest Railway
1098:Paektusan Rimch'ŏl Line
1547:, 《데일리NK》, 2008.10.16.
1535:, 《데일리NK》, 2009.10.09.
1483:Ryanggang Taep'yŏng
1106:Korean State Railway
1064:Revised Romanization
64:Korean State Railway
1681:Ryanggang Taep'yŏng
1126:Ryanggang Taep'yŏng
973:Ryanggang Taep'yŏng
89:Ryanggang Taep'yŏng
1272:Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)
1266:Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)
1110:Ryanggang Province
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1522:978-4-10-303731-6
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184:Electrification
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1305:Samjiyŏn Line
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1244:Distance (km)
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1138:Samjiyŏn Line
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1122:Samjiyŏn Line
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1103:
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396:Samjiyŏn Line
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254:Samjiyŏn Line
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32:Other name(s)
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20:
1692:
1619:Poch'ŏn Line
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1528:
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1486:량강대평 (兩江大坪)
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1412:
1385:
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1331:
1275:Connections
1247:Station Name
1236:narrow gauge
1223:
1213:Paengmu Line
1182:
1142:
1135:
1101:
1097:
1094:Poch'ŏn Line
1093:
1091:
1070:Bocheon-seon
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726:
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714:
642:
636:
630:
534:
528:
522:
500:
494:
488:
335:
329:
323:
212:
158:Single track
22:Poch'ŏn Line
1348:Konjangdŏk
1269:Transcribed
1263:Transcribed
1250:Former Name
1232:762 mm
1216:suspended.
1178:Hambuk Line
1162:Unbong Line
1145:Kim Il Sung
1114:North Korea
1084:Poch'ŏn-sŏn
1018:Pochon Line
171:762 mm
165:Track gauge
146:Line length
42:Native name
1699:Categories
1646:Konjangdŏk
1504:References
1489:P'yŏngmul
1351:곤장덕 (棍杖德)
1174:Musan Line
1149:Pukpu Line
1024:Chosŏn'gŭl
920:Karimch'ŏn
836:Karimch'ŏn
752:Karimch'ŏn
668:Karimch'ŏn
584:Karimch'ŏn
529:Konjangdŏk
428:Karimch'ŏn
114:Heavy rail
1201:Rimyŏngsu
206:Route map
141:Technical
74:Ryanggang
1626:Mainline
1575:북부 철길 건설
1459:려수 (麗水)
1432:대진 (大鎭)
1405:온수 (溫水)
1378:내곡 (內曲)
1324:보천 (普天)
1321:Poch'ŏn
1157:Hoeryŏng
97:Stations
46:보천선(普天線)
27:Overview
1639:Poch'ŏn
1496:Closed.
1492:평물 (-)
1467:Closed.
1440:Closed.
1429:Taejin
1413:Closed.
1386:Closed.
1375:Naegok
1359:Closed.
1332:Closed.
1296:가림 (佳林)
1197:Poch'ŏn
1172:on the
1132:History
1120:on the
495:Poch'ŏn
188:1500 V
120:History
105:Service
80:Termini
1667:Taejin
1653:Naegok
1520:
1456:Ryŏsu
1205:Hŭngam
1166:Hyesan
1153:Manp'o
1040:Hancha
979:Closed
895:Closed
811:Closed
805:Taejin
727:Closed
643:Closed
637:Naegok
535:Closed
501:Closed
336:Closed
226:Legend
218:
133:Closed
125:Opened
70:Locale
55:Closed
52:Status
1674:Ryŏsu
1633:Karim
1402:Onsu
1291:Karim
1257:Total
1220:Route
1209:Musan
1193:Karim
1185:Wiyŏn
1170:Musan
1118:Karim
889:Ryŏsu
330:Karim
128:1940s
86:Karim
60:Owner
1660:Onsu
1518:ISBN
1474:31.5
1447:24.8
1420:20.9
1393:15.6
1366:10.2
1092:The
967:31.5
883:24.8
799:20.9
721:Onsu
715:15.6
631:10.2
136:1994
110:Type
1479:6.7
1452:3.9
1425:5.3
1398:5.4
1371:4.5
1344:2.4
1339:5.7
1317:3.3
1312:3.3
1286:0.0
1281:0.0
1260:S2S
1207:to
1164:to
1124:to
1108:in
1031:보천선
523:5.7
489:3.3
324:0.0
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1563:^
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1180:.
1128:.
1112:,
190:DC
1606:e
1599:t
1592:v
1230:(
1100:(
1054:線
1051:天
1048:普
178:)
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