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{{Short description|Railway line in North Korea}}
{{Infobox rail line
|color       ={{rail color|KSR}}
|name        = P'yŏngbu Line
|native_name = 평부선(平釜線)
|native_name_lang = ko
|image       = File:Sonha Station.jpg
|image_width = 300px
|caption     = View of Sonha Station near the inter-Korean border
|type        = [[Heavy rail]], [[Regional rail]]<br />passenger/freight
|start       = [[Pyongyang Station|P'yŏngyang]]
|end         = [[Panmun Station|P'anmun]] (in North Korea)<br />[[Seoul]] (in South Korea)
|locale      = [[P'yŏngyang]],<br />[[North Hwanghae Province]],<br />[[South Hwanghae Province]]
|stations    = 26
|status      = Operational
|open        = 5 November 1905 (freight)<br />3 April 1906 (passenger)
|owner       = [[Korean State Railway]]
|operator    = Korean State Railway
|depot       = [[Sariwon Chongnyon Station|Sariwŏn]], [[Sohung Station|Sŏhŭng]], [[Panmun Station|P'anmun]]
|minradius   = {{convert|300|m|abbr=on}}
|maxincline  = 11‰
|linelength  = {{convert|187.3|km|abbr=on}}
|speed_km/h  = 100
|tracks     = single track
|gauge       = {{RailGauge|sg}}
|electrification          = 3000 V [[Direct Current|DC]] [[Overhead line]]
|speed       = 
|map         = [[File:DPRK-Pyongbu Line.png|256px]]
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{{Infobox Korean name|context=north
|hangul=평부선
|hanja={{linktext|平|釜|線}}
|mr=P'yŏngbusŏn
|rr=Pyeongbuseon
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The '''P'yŏngbu Line''' is an electrified standard-gauge trunk line of the [[Korean State Railway]] running from [[Pyongyang|P'yŏngyang]] to [[Kaesŏng]] in [[North Korea]] and further south across the DMZ to [[Seoul]] in [[South Korea]]; the name comes from the two (theoretical) termini of the line: P'yŏngyang and [[Busan]].<ref name="Hayato">Kokubu, Hayato (2007), 将軍様の鉄道  (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), Tokyo, Shinchosha, {{ISBN|978-4-10-303731-6}}</ref>

The total length of the line from P'yŏngyang to Busan is {{convert|719.8|km|abbr=on}}; however, due to the [[Korean Demilitarized Zone]], regular operation is restricted to the {{convert|187.3|km|abbr=on}} section between P'yŏngyang and Kaesŏng.<ref name="Hayato" /> 22% of the line is laid with concrete sleepers, and it is the only railway line in North Korea capable of speeds of {{convert|100|km/h|abbr=on}}. The ruling grade is 11‰, the minimum curve radius is {{convert|300|m|abbr=on}}, and there are 99 bridges (total length {{convert|4,310|m|abbr=on}}) and 13 tunnels (total length {{convert|3,244|m|abbr=on}}).<ref name="Naver">{{cite web|url=http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=2090767&cid=44454&categoryId=44461|website=terms.naver.com|title=평부선|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref>

The P'yŏngyang–[[Hwangju Station|Hwangju]] section is under the jurisdiction of the P'yŏngyang Railway Bureau, whilst the rest of the line from Hwangju south is under the Sariwŏn Railway Bureau. There are 28 stations on the line, and the average distance between stations is {{Cvt|6.7|km}}. Along with locomotive depots at [[Sariwon Chongnyon Station|Sariwŏn]], [[Sohung Station|Sŏhŭng]], and [[Panmun Station|P'anmun]], there are large freight-handling facilities at Hwangju, [[Chunghwa Station|Chunghwa]], [[Tongsariwŏn Station|East Sariwŏn]], Sŏhŭng, [[Pyongsan Station|P'yŏngsan]] and Kaesŏng.<ref name="Naver" />

The P'yŏngbu Line connects to the P'yŏngui, [[Pyongnam Line|P'yŏngnam]], and [[Pyongra Line|P'yŏngra]] lines at [[Pyongyang Station|P'yŏngyang]], to the [[Pyongdok Line|P'yŏngdŏk Line]] at [[Taedonggang Station|Taedonggang]], to the [[Songrim Line]] at Hwangju, to the [[Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line]] at Sariwŏn, and the [[Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ich'ŏn Line]] at P'yŏngsan.<ref name="Hayato" />

== History ==
''For the original line's history and other information before 1945, see [[Gyeongui Line (1904–1945)]].''

Construction of the [[Seoul]]–Kaesŏng railway line began in 1902.<ref name="megalodon">{{cite web|date=2009-05-08|title=【魚拓】聯合ニュース|url=http://japanese.yonhapnews.co.kr/misc/2009/04/16/9000000000AJP20090416003200882.HTML|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2009-0606-1103-03/japanese.yonhapnews.co.kr/misc/2009/04/16/9000000000AJP20090416003200882.HTML|archive-date=2009-06-06|access-date=2018-01-01|website=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|via=[[Megalodon (website)]]}}</ref> After the outbreak of the [[Russo-Japanese War]] it became imperative to transport freight north from Seoul to [[Sinuiju|Sinŭiju]]. Thus the [[Gyeongui Line|Kyŏngŭi Line]] was rapidly built, being opened by the [[Temporary Military Railway]] for freight traffic on 5 November 1905 and to passengers on 3 April 1906. It was subsequently taken over by the [[Chosen Government Railway]] (''Sentetsu'') on 1 September 1906. By 1 April 1908, when the "Ryuki" express train from Busan to Sinŭiju entered service, every station on the line was operational.<ref name="jgr1937">[[Japanese Government Railways]] (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在 (List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937), Tokyo, Kawaguchi Printing Company, pp. 483–484</ref>

The railway bridge across the [[Yalu River]] between Sinŭiju and [[Dandong|Andong]] (now Dandong) was opened in November 1911, connecting the line to the [[South Manchuria Railway]]. Starting in 1913, tickets from Seoul to [[London]] were sold, traveling via the Kyongŭi Line, the South Manchuria Railway, and the [[Trans-Siberian Railway]]. By the 1930s Sentetsu had put international trains between Korea and Manchuria, such as the ''Hikari'', ''Nozomi'', and ''Koa'' express trains, into service on this line.

[[File:Jangdan Steam Locomotive.JPG|thumb|The ruins of [[Sentetsu Mate class locomotives|Mate 10]] at Changdan in 1976.]]

After the [[Pacific War]] and the end of [[Korea under Japanese rule|Japanese rule]] in 1945, [[Partition of Korea|Korea was partitioned]] along the 38th parallel, with the northern half under [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] control. This cut the line in half between [[Sariwon|Sariwŏn]] and [[Kaepung|Kaep'ung]], with the [[Korean State Railway]] of the DPRK—initially the [[Soviet Army]]—operating trains between P'yŏngyang and Sariwŏn,<ref name="Hayato" /> and the [[Korail|Korean National Railroad]] of South Korea operating passenger trains between Seoul and [[Kaepung Station|T'osŏng]] (now Kaep'ung).<ref name="RT100">百年の鉄道旅行 (The railway travel for 100 years): [http://www.geocities.jp/travel_100years/travelguidemap_476.htm The situation of the division of Korea] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724022432/http://www.geocities.jp/travel_100years/travelguidemap_476.htm |date=2015-07-24 }} (in Japanese)</ref> On 31 December 1950 a train consisting of the locomotive "[[Sentetsu Mate class locomotives|Mate 10]]" and 25 cars, going from [[Hanpo Station|Hanp'o]] to [[Munsan Station|Munsan]], was ordered to stop at Changdan by the [[United States Army|US Army]] and was destroyed. The locomotive is now on display at [[Imjingak]].<ref name="Hayato" /> The end of the [[Korean War]] established the current inner-Korean border, after which the North Korean section of the former Kyongŭi Line was split into two separate lines—the P'yŏngŭi Line from P'yŏngyang north to Sinŭiju, and the P'yŏngbu line from P'yŏngyang south to Kaesŏng, [[Panmun Station|P'anmun]] and the DMZ.<ref name="Hayato" />

After having been closed since 1948, on 15 June 2000 an inter-Korean Joint Declaration was made, announcing the intention to reconnect the railways between North and South. On 31 July at the ministerial talks it was agreed to reopen the connection between the P'yŏngbu Line and the [[Gyeongui Line]] from Kaesŏng to [[Dorasan Station|Dorasan]] through the DMZ. Celebrations marking the reconnection were held on 14 June 2003 in North and South Korea. On 17 May 2007 the first train between North and South crossed the DMZ, carrying invited dignitaries from both sides of the inner-Korean border. The new stations at [[Sonha Station|Sonha]] and [[Panmun Station|P'anmun]] were opened at this time. The first scheduled freight train ran on 11 December 2007, carrying construction materials from Munsan in the South to Kaesong, and footwear and clothing on the return trip to the South.<ref name="rg">{{cite web|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/freight-crosses-the-korean-divide.html|author=DVV Media UK|title=Freight crosses the Korean divide|website=Railway Gazette|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref>

The rebuilt station at [[Pongdong Station|Pongdong]] between Sonha and P'anmun was also opened on this date. From then on, freight trains from the south to the Kaesŏng Industrial District were operated until 28 November 2008, when the North temporarily closed the line due to changes in the political situation. On 25 August 2009 it was closed once again, subsequently reopening on 1 December of that year. Tensions between North and South escalated again in 2013, leading to the closure of the border again on 4 May of that year,<ref>{{cite news|title=개성공단 사실상 잠정폐쇄|url=http://www.kgnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=342329|accessdate=5 May 2013|newspaper=Kyeong Ki News}}</ref> remaining closed until 16 September when it was reopened.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/15/world/asia/kaesong-korea-complex-reopens/|title=North and South Korea reopen Kaesong Industrial Complex|author=K .J. Kwon|publisher=CNN|date=16 September 2013|accessdate=17 January 2014}}</ref> As of 10 February 2016 the border crossing is once again closed.<ref name="nknews2016feb">{{cite web|url=https://www.nknews.org/2016/02/breaking-south-korea-temporarily-closes-the-kic/|title=S.Korea temporarily closes Kaesong Industrial Complex {{!}} NK News - North Korea News|website=nknews.org|date=10 February 2016|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref>

== Services ==
===Freight===

Freight forwarded on the line is greatly dependent on the direction of movement. Between [[Taedonggang Station|Taedonggang]] and Hwangju, southbound freight traffic is 1.8 to 2 times greater than northbound, between Sariwŏn and P'yŏngsan, 56% of freight traffic is northbound, slightly higher than southbound.<ref name="Naver"/>

Sariwŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn station is the most important in freight traffic, having a large, automated freight sorting yard. Important freight yards are also in Chunghwa, Hwangju, P'yŏngsan, Sŏhŭng and Kaesŏng. Major commodities arriving at Sariwŏn include anthracite, fertilizer, steel, logs, stone, sand, and gravel. Freight arriving to Kaesŏng includes anthracite, wood, fertilizer, salt, steel, and cement, while outbound shipments from Kaesŏng are made up of [[granite]] and iron ore towards the north,<ref name="Naver"/> and (when the border crossing is open) clothing, footwear and other products from the [[Kaesong Industrial Complex]].<ref name="rg"/>

The P'yŏngbu Line serves important industries such as the [[Hwanghae Iron & Steel Complex]], the [[February 8 Cement Complex]], the [[Sariwon Textile Factory|Sariwŏn Textile Factory]], the [[Haeju]] Industrial Zone via the [[Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line]], as well as several mines, quarries, and other small- and medium-sized industries in [[South Hwanghae Province|South Hwanghae province]]. Further, as it runs through one of North Korea's most important agricultural areas, grain, fertiliser, pesticides and agricultural machinery make up a large part of freight moved on the line.<ref name="Naver"/>

Cement makes up a very significant portion of freight forwarded from points on the P'yŏngbu Line. Cement from the February 8 Cement Complex at [[Sopongsan Station|West Pongsan]] on the [[#Pongsan Branch|Pongsan Branch]] accounts for up to 39% of northbound freight traffic on the Pongsan–Sariwŏn section, a portion of this being destined for the port at Haeju for export, via the Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line. Ore and minerals also make up a notable portion of freight moved on the line, destined for the Hwanghae Iron & Steel Complex at [[Changcholli Station|Changch'ŏlli]] on the Songrim Line, and for the [[Chollima Steel Complex|Ch'ŏllima Steel Complex]] and the [[Nampo Smelting Complex|Namp'o Smelting Complex]] on the P'yŏngnam Line. This includes minerals from sources on the P'yŏngbu Line, such as limestone from [[Munmu Station|Munmu]], [[silica]] from [[Kaepung Station|Kaep'ung]], and [[fluorspar]] from P'yŏngsan, as well as iron ore from [[Cholgwang Station|Ch'ŏlgwang]] on the [[Ullyul Line|Ŭllyul Line]], which is brought onto the P'yŏngbu Line via the Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line via Sariwŏn. Pig iron, steel and other ferrous metals from the Hwanghae Iron & Steel Complex make up up to 22% of northbound freight traffic from Hwangju towards P'yŏngyang. There is no northbound coal traffic, yet coal accounts for the majority of southbound freight, due to the lack of coal deposits in South and [[North Hwanghae Province|North Hwanghae]] provinces. Coal forwarded from the [[P'yŏngdŏk Line]] is brought onto the P'yŏngbu Line at Taedonggang, from where some goes to P'yŏngyang, but the bulk moves south; in particular, up to 76% of southbound freight between Taedonggang and Hwangju is coal, most of it destined for the Hwanghae Iron & Steel Complex.<ref name="Naver"/>

===Passenger===
{{main|List of passenger train services in North Korea}}

The P'yŏngbu Line is connected to several other lines in P'yŏngyang, and, as such, is responsible for a portion of passenger traffic from Kaesŏng and South Hwanghae province. However, passenger traffic on the P'yŏngbu Line is relatively light in comparison to the high volumes of passenger movements on the P'yŏngŭi and [[P'yŏngra Line]]s. Hwangju, Sŏhŭng, [[Kumchon Station|Kŭmch'ŏn]], and P'yŏngsan stations are transfer points for passengers from [[Yontan County|Yŏnt'an]], [[Rinsan County|Rinsan]] and [[Tosan County|T'osan]] counties, which have no railways.<ref name="Naver" />

The following passenger trains are known to operate on the North Korean section of the line:<ref name="Hayato"/>

* Express trains '''15-16/17-18''', operating between [[Haeju Chongnyon Station|Haeju Ch'ŏngnyŏn]] and [[Manpo Chongnyon Station|Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn]], run on this line between Sariwŏn and P'yŏngyang.
* Semi-express trains '''104-107/108-111''', operating between Haeju Ch'ŏngnyŏn and [[Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Station|Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn]], run on this line between Sariwŏn and P'yŏngyang.
* Semi-express trains '''119-122/120-121''', operating between [[Sinchon Station|Sinch'ŏn]] and [[Chongjin Chongnyon Station|Ch'ŏngjin Ch'ŏngnyŏn]], run on this line between Sariwŏn and P'yŏngyang.
* Semi-express trains '''138-139/140-141''', operating between Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn and [[Changyon Station|Changyŏn]], run on this line between Taedonggang and Sariwŏn;.
* Semi-express trains '''142-143/144-145''', operating between [[Sinuiju Chongnyon Station|Sinŭiju Ch'ŏngnyŏn]] and [[Kaesong Station|Kaesŏng]], run on this line between P'yŏngyang and Kaesŏng;
* Local trains '''202-203-204/205-206-207''', operating between [[Hamhung Station|Hamhŭng]] and [[Sariwon Chongnyon Station|Sariwŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn]], run on this line between P'yŏngyang and Sariwŏn.
* Local trains '''219/220''', operating between [[Taedonggang Station|Taedonggang]] and [[Cholgwang Station|Ch'ŏlgwang]], run on this line between Taedonggang and Sariwŏn.
* Local trains '''222-223/224''', operating between [[Kalli Station|Kalli]] and Kaesŏng, run on this line between P'yŏngyang and Kaesŏng.
* Local trains '''236-237/238-239''', operating between Sariwŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn and [[Tokchon Station|Tŏkch'ŏn]], run on this line between Sariwŏn and Taedonggang.
* Local trains '''240-241/242-243''', operating between Haeju Ch'ŏngnyŏn and [[Namp'o Station (P'yŏngnam Line)|Namp'o]], run on this line between Sariwŏn and P'yŏngyang.

In the 1980s there was a long-distance local train running between Sariwŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn and [[Hamhung Station|Hamhŭng]], which ran from Sariwŏn to P'yŏngsan via the P'yŏngbu Line, from P'yŏngsan to [[Sepo Chongnyon Station|Sep'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn]] via the Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ichŏn Line, from Sep'o to [[Kowon Station|Kowŏn]] via the [[Kangwŏn Line]], and from Kowŏn to Hamhng via the P'yŏngra Line—a distance of {{convert|398.1|km|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Naver" /> The current status of this service is not known.

There is only one express train operating on this line, due to a far greater demand for short-distance commuter service than long-distance travel.<ref name="Naver" />

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

[[File:P'yŏngbu Line tracks @ Dorasan station.jpg|thumb|275px|P'yŏngbu Line tracks at Dorasan station in the DMZ.]]
[[File:Panmun station.jpg|thumb|View of the railway yard of P'anmun Station at the Kaesŏng Industrial Complex]]

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
! colspan="3" | Distance (km) !! colspan="2" | Station Name !! colspan="2" | Former Name !!
|-
! Total !! S2S !! from [[Seoul Station|Seoul]] !! Transcribed !! Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) !! Transcribed !! Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) !! Connections
|-
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 261.0
| P'yŏngyang
| 평양 (平壤)
|
|
| [[Pyongnam Line|P'yŏngnam Line]]<br/>[[Pyongra Line|P'yŏngra Line]],<br/>[[Pyongui Line|P'yŏngŭi Line]]<br/>[[File:Logo of the Pyongyang Metro.svg|22px|link=Pyongyang Metro]] {{color|red|●}} <small>[[Chollima Line|Ch'ŏllima Line]] [[Yonggwang Station|Yŏnggwang Station]]</small><br/>{{rint|tram|1}} {{color|purple|●}} <small>[[Trams in Pyongyang|Tram Line 1]]</small>
|-
| 2.6
| 2.6
| 258.4
| Taedonggang
| 대동강 (大同江)
|
|
| [[Pyongdok Line|P'yŏngdŏk Line]]<br/>{{rint|tram|1}} {{color|orange|●}} <small>[[Trams in Pyongyang|Tram Line 2]]</small>
|-
| 10.8
| 8.0
| 250.4
| Ryŏkp'o
| 력포 (力浦)
|
|
| [[Rangrang Line]]
|-
| 17.8
| 7.2
| 243.2
| Chunghwa
| 중화 (中和)
|
|
|
|-
| 24.4
| 6.6
| 236.6
| Hŭkkyo
| 흑교 (黑橋)
|
|
|
|-
| 31.1
| 6.7
| 229.9
| Kindŭng
| 긴등 (긴登)
|
|
|
|-
| 36.5
| 5.4
| 224.5
| Hwangju
| 황주 (黃州)
| {{nowrap|Hwanghae Hwangju}}
| 황해황주<br/>(黃海黃州)
| [[Songrim Line]]
|-
| 46.7
| 10.2
| 214.3
| Ch'imch'on
| 침촌 (沈村)
|
|
|
|-
| 53.8
| 7.1
| 207.2
| Chŏngbang
| 정방 (正方)
| Kyedong
| 계동 (桂東)
|
|-
| 60.5
| 6.7
| 200.5
| {{nowrap|Sariwŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn}}
| 사리원청년<br/>(沙里院靑年)
| Sariwŏn
| 사리원 (沙里院)
| [[Hwanghae Chongnyon Line|Hwanghae Ch. Line]]
|-
| 65.1
| 4.6
| 195.9
| East Sariwŏn
| 동사리원<br/>(東沙里院)
|
|
|
|-
| 70.5
| 5.4
| 190.5
| Pongsan
| 봉산 (鳳山)
| Madong
| 마동 (馬洞)
| [[Pongsan Line]]
|-
| 77.5
| 7.0
| 183.5
| Ch'ŏnggye
| 청계 (淸溪)
|
|
|
|-
| 85.4
| 7.9
| 175.6
| Hŭngsu
| 흥수 (興水)
|
|
|
|-
| 90.2
| 4.8
| 170.8
| Munmu
| 문무 (文武)
| Munmuri
| 문무리 (文武里)
|
|-
| 100.6
| 10.4
| 160.4
| Sŏkhyŏn
| 석현 (石峴)
| Sŏhŭng
| 서흥 (瑞興)
|
|-
| 107.4
| 6.8
| 153.6
| Sŏhŭng
| 서흥 (瑞興)
| Sinmak
| 신막 (新幕)
|
|-
| 117.9
| 10.5
| 143.1
| Mulgae
| 물개 (物開)
|
|
|
|-
| 126.7
| 8.8
| 134.3
| P'yŏngsan
| 평산 (平山)
| Namch'ŏn
| 남천 (南川)
| [[Chongnyon Ichon Line|Ch. Ich'ŏn Line]]
|-
| 135.3
| 8.6
| 125.7
| T'aebaeksansŏng
| 태백산성<br/>(太白山城)
| P'yŏngsan
| 평산 (平山)
|
|-
| 141.0
| 5.7
| 120.0
| Hanp'o
| 한포 (汗浦)
|
|
|
|-
| 151.3
| 10.3
| 109.7
| Kŭmch'ŏn
| 금천 (金川)
| Kŭmgyo
| 금교 (金郊)
|
|-
| 163.2
| 11.9
| 97.8
| Kyejŏng
| 계정 (鷄井)
|
|
|
|-
| 170.4
| 7.2
| 90.6
| Ryŏhyŏn
| 려현 (礪峴)
| Yŏhyŏn
| 여현 (礪峴)
|
|-
| 178.2
| 7.8
| 82.8
| Kaep'ung
| 개풍 (開豊)
| T'osŏng
| 토성 (土城)
| ''former [[Paechon Line|T'ohae Line]]''
|-
| 187.3
| 9.1
| 73.7
| Kaesŏng
| 개성 (開城)
|
|
|
|-
! colspan=8 bgcolor=#BDBDBD|Tracks past Kaesŏng not in regular use
|-
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|191.2
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|3.9
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|69.8
| Sonha
| 손하 (孫河)
|
|
|
|-
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|195.1
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|3.9
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|65.9
| Pongdong
| 봉동 (鳳東)
|
|
|
|-
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|197.6
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|2.5
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|63.4
| P'anmun
| 판문 (板門)
|
|
|
|-
! colspan=8 style="background: #FADBD8;" | ↑↑ [[Korean State Railway|Kukch'ŏl]] P'yŏngbu Line ↑↑
|-
! colspan=8 bgcolor=#BDBDBD|[[Demilitarized Zone]]
|-
! colspan=8 style="background: #CCFFFF;" | ↓↓ [[Korail]] [[Gyeongui Line]] ↓↓
|-
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|204.9
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|7.3
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|56.1
| Dorasan
| 도라산 (都羅山)
|
|
|
|-
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|208.7
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|3.8
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|52.3
| Imjingang
| 임진강 (臨津江)
|
|
|
|-
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|211.0
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|2.3
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|50.0
| Uncheon
| 운천 (雲泉)
|
|
|
|-
| 214.7
| 3.7
| 46.3
| Munsan
| 문산 (文山)
|
|
|
|-
| ↓
| ↓
| ↓
| ↓
| ↓
|
|
|
|-
| 261.0
| -
| 0.0
| Seoul
| 서울 (-)
| Gyeongseong
| 경성 (京城)
| [[Gyeongbu Line]],<br/>[[Gyeongbu High Speed Railway#Gyeongbu KTX|Gyeongbu KTX]],<br/>{{rint|seoul|1}}, {{rint|seoul|4}}, {{rint|seoul|arx}}
|-
! colspan=8 style="background: #CCFFFF;" | ↓↓ [[Korail]] [[Gyeongbu Line]] ↓↓
|-
| ↓
| ↓
| ↓
| ↓
| ↓
|
|
|
|-
| 702.7
| -
| 441.7
| Busan
| 부산 (釜山)
| 
| 
| [[Gyeongbu High Speed Railway#Gyeongbu KTX|Gyeongbu KTX]], [[Super Rapid Train]],<br/>{{rint|busan|1}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Pyongbu Line}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pyongbu Line}}
[[Category:Railway lines in North Korea]]
[[Category:Standard gauge railways in North Korea]]