Donghae Bukbu Line

The Donghae Bukbu Line is a former railway line that connected the present-day city of Anbyon in Kangwon Province, North Korea, with Yangyang, Gangwon Province, South Korea. Since the division of Korea it has only carried trains for a brief period during 2007/8. The line originally connected to the Gyeongwon Line running from Gyeongseong (present-day Seoul) to Wonsan.

Donghae Bukbu Line
View of Donghae Bukbu line from Reunification Observatory.
Overview
Native name동해북부선(東海北部線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorea Rail Network Authority
LocaleGangwon (South Korea)
Gangwon (North Korea)
Termini
Stations2
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
Operator(s)Korail
History
OpenedStages between 1929-1937
ReopeningMay 17, 2007
ClosedJanuary 1, 1967 (Sokcho–Yangyang)
Technical
Line length11.1 km (6.9 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

  • Operating points and lines
Kumgangsan Chongnyon Line
0.0
Kamho
↑DPRK/ROK↓
5.1
Chogu
Until 1950
11.1
Jejin
21.1
Hyeonnae
28.5
Geojin
35.9
Goseong(Ganseong)
42.6
Gonghyeonjin
48.5
Munam
54.4
Cheonjin–ri
Goseong/Sokcho↓
60.9
Sokcho
66.7
Daepo
↑Sokcho/Yangyang↓
70.4
Naksansa
77.8
Yangyang
Donghae Bukbu Line
Hangul
동해북부선
Hanja
東海北部線
Revised RomanizationDonghae Bukbuseon
McCune–ReischauerTonghae Pukpusǒn

It began running in 1929 between Anbyon and Hupgok, and was extended to Yangyang in 1937. Plans had called for it to be extended south to Pohang, where it would have connected with the Donghae Nambu Line. However, this extension was not completed before the fall of the Japanese regime in 1945, and since then the tracks have been idle.

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