Line of the Korean State Railway in North Korea
The Pun'gang Line , also called the Nyŏngbyŏn Line , is a non-electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in Nyŏngbyŏn County , North P'yŏngan Province , North Korea , running from P'arwŏn on the Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line to Pun'gang . This line serves the Nyŏngbyŏn Nuclear Scientific Research Centre , located just south of Pun'gang Station.
History
The line was opened sometime between 1965, when a Soviet -supplied research reactor was put into service on the research centre site, and 1980, when construction of an experimental reactor was begun.
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
P'arwŏn
팔원 (八院)
Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line
7.2
7.2
Pun'gang
분강 (分江)
References
ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
"Research Reactor Details – IRT-DPRK" . International Atomic Energy Agency. 30 July 1996. Retrieved 14 February 2007.Sheryl WuDunn (17 May 1992). "North Korean site has A-bomb hints" . New York Times . Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
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Pun'gang Line