The Map'yŏng Line is a non-electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in T'aech'ŏn County, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from P'arwŏn on the Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line to Hwŏnhwa.[1]

Map'yŏng Line
Overview
Native name마평선 (馬坪線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleT'aech'ŏn-gun, North P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations3
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Regional rail, Freight rail
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length2.9 km (1.8 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

0.0
Yŏnjung
2.9
Hwŏnhwa
Taechon Youth Dam No. 3
4.0
T'aech'ŏn Nuclear Reactor (abandoned)
11.1
Map'yŏng
Closed
(tunnel appx 100 m (330 ft))
12.2
former construction yard
Taech'ŏn Youth Dam No. 2
Mapyong Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
마평선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationMapyeong-seon
McCune–ReischauerMap'yŏng-sŏn

The line formerly continued from Hwŏnhwa to past the site of the T'aech'ŏn nuclear reactor, but that section was abandoned after construction of the reactor was halted in 1994;[2] the line had also continued further on to Map'yŏng to assist with the construction of the large Taech'ŏn No. 2 Hydroelectric Power Station further up the Taeryŏng River.

Route

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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 Yŏnjung 연중 (延中) Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line
2.9 2.9 Hwŏnhwa 훤화 (萱花)
11.1 8.2 Map'yŏng 마평 (馬坪) Closed

References

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