Chollima Line

The Pyongyang Metro Chŏllima Line is a rapid transit line owned and operated by Pyongyang Metro in Pyongyang, North Korea.[1] Trains on the line run through to the Man'gyŏngdae Line, which functions as an extension of the line.[1][3]

Pyongyang Metro Chŏllima Line
View of the island platform at Kaesŏn Station.
Overview
TypeRapid transit
LocalePyongyang
TerminiPonghwa
Pulgŭnbyŏl
Stations6 (8 if including the Man'gyŏngdae Line)
Operation
OpenedSeptember 6, 1973[1]
OwnerPyongyang Metro[1]
Operator(s)Pyongyang Metro[1]
Depot(s)Sop'o
Rolling stockBVG Class D, Underground Electric Vehicle No. 1
Technical
Line length20 km (12 mi)
Track gauge1435mm
Route map

Sŏp'o Depot [2]
Ryŏnmot
Pulgŭnbyŏl
Jŏnu
( Chŏnsŭng)
Kaesŏn
T'ongil
Sŭngni
Ponghwa
Yŏnggwang
Puhŭng
Ch'ŏngch'un
Mangyongdae

The line has a depot at Sop'o, near the Korean State Railway's So'po station. [4]

Stations

Stations of the Pyongyang Metro
#1 Chŏllima Line 천리마선 (千里馬線)
StationLiteral meaningTransferOpened
Pulgŭnbyŏl 붉은별Red Star 6 September 1973
Jŏnu 전우 (戰友)ComradeChŏnsŭng (Hyŏksin Line)
Kaesŏn 개선 (凱旋)Triumphal Return
T'ŏngil 통일 (統一)Unification
Sŭngni 승리 (勝利)Victory
Ponghwa 봉화 (烽火)Torch
Through to the Man'gyŏngdae Line

Man'gyŏngdae Line

Stations of the Pyongyang Metro
Man'gyŏngdae Line 만경대선 (萬景臺線)
StationLiteral meaningTransferOpened
Through to the Chŏllima Line
Ponghwa 봉화 (烽火)Torch6 September 1973 (Chŏllima Line)
Yŏnggwang 영광 (榮光)GloryP'yŏngyang Station
(P'yŏngbu Line, P'yŏngnam Line,
P'yŏngdŏk Line, P'yŏngra Line, P'yŏngŭi Line)
10 April 1987
Puhŭng 부흥 (復興)Reconstruction

References

  1. "The Pyongyang Metro: Statistics". pyongyang-metro.com. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  2. "平壌地下鉄 千里馬線". 2427junction.com.
  3. Songj, Hong-geun (October 28, 2019). "'지하궁전' 평양지하철에도 교통카드 있을까?[송홍근 기자의 언박싱 평양]". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  4. "平壌地下鉄 千里馬線". 2427junction.com. Retrieved 2020-07-20.


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