Ryongsong Line

The Ryongsŏng Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in P'yŏngyang, North Korea, running from Sŏp'o on the P'yŏngŭi Line to Tongbungri on the P'yŏngra Line.[1] From Ryongsŏng, this line also has a line connecting to the private railway station attached to Residence No. 55, the primary residence of Kim Jong-un. The maintenance facilities for the North Korean leaders' trains are also located at Ryongsŏng Station.

Ryongsŏng Line
Overview
Native name	룡성선 (龍城線)
Type	Heavy rail, Passenger/freight rail Intercity rail, Regional rail
Status	Operational
Locale	P'yŏngyang
Termini	Sŏp'o Tongbungri
Stations	4
Operation
Opened	1 November 1927
Owner	Korean State Railway
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
Depot(s)	Ryongsŏng (for Leader's trains)
Technical
Line length	15.3 km (9.5 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3000 V DC Overhead line
Route map P'yŏngŭi Line to P'yŏngyang 0.0 Sŏp'o P'yŏngyang-Hyangsan Motorway (bridge appx 100 m (330 ft)) Ryongsŏng Bearing Factory 6.6 Residence No. 55 (viaduct appx 1,225 m (4,019 ft)) (tunnel appx 245 m (804 ft)) (viaduct appx 360 m (1,180 ft)) 0.0 San'um 6.0 Ryongsŏng Ryongsŏng Meat Processing Factory P'yŏngŭi Line to Sinŭiju Hapchang River (bridge appx 95 m (312 ft)) (bridge appx 105 m (344 ft)) 13.1 Saedong Maram Materials Factory (bridge appx 95 m (312 ft)) P'yŏngra Line to P'yŏngyang 15.3 Tongbungri P'yŏngra Line to Rajin

Ryongsong Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	룡성선
Hancha	龍城線
Revised Romanization	Ryongseongseon
McCune–Reischauer	Ryongsŏngsŏn

History

The line was originally opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 November 1927 as part of the first section of the former P'yŏngwŏn Line from Sŏp'o to Sainjang (nowadays called P'yŏngsŏng Station).[2] After the establishment of the DPRK, the Korean State Railway created the P'yŏngra Line by merging the P'yŏngwŏn Line with parts of the Hamgyŏng and Ch'ŏngra lines, at which time the Sŏp'o—Tongbungri section of the former P'yŏngwŏn Line was separated to create the current Ryongsŏng Line.

Route

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

Distance (km)		Station Name		Former Name
Total	S2S	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)	Connections
0.0	0.0	Sŏp'o	서포 (西浦)			P'yŏngŭi Line
6.0	6.0	Ryongsŏng	룡성 (龍城)
13.1	7.1	Saedong	새동 (-)	Maram	마람 (馬嵐)
15.3	2.2	Tongbungri	동북리 (東北里)			P'yŏngra Line

San'um Branch

Electrified.

Distance (km)		Station Name		Former Name
Total	S2S	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)	Connections
0.0	0.0	San'um	산움 (-)			P'yŏngŭi Line
6.6	6.6	No. 55 Residence	55호 관저

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 29. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
2. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa Nr. 243, 20 October 1927

• Japanese Government Railways (1937). 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在 [The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Kawaguchi Printing Company. p. 496.