Back Ferrocarril Estatal Coreà Catalan Korejské státní dráhy Czech Koreanische Staatsbahn German Ferrocarriles Estatales de Corea Spanish Koreai Államvasutak Hungarian Ferrovie di stato della Corea del Nord Italian 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国鉄道省 Japanese 조선민주주의인민공화국 철도성 Korean Министерство железных дорог КНДР Russian Korean State Railway SIMPLE
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 Map of rail lines in North Korea | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | P'yŏngyang |
| Locale | North Korea |
| Dates of operation | 1946–present |
| Predecessor |
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| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) (dual-gauge Tumanggang to Rajin) |
| Electrification | 3000 V DC (1,435 mm) 1500 V DC (762,4 mm) |
| Length | 4,725 km (2,936 mi) (1,435 mm) 523 km (325 mi) (762 mm) 134 km (83 mi) (1,520 mm) |
| Korean State Railway | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 조선민주주의인민공화국 철도성 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國 鐵道省 |
| Revised Romanization | Joseon Minjuju-ui Inmin Gonghwaguk Cheoldoseong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk Ch'ŏldosŏng |
| Short name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 국철 |
| Hancha | 國鐵 |
| Revised Romanization | Gukcheol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kukch'ŏl |
The Korean State Railway (Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 철도성; MR: Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk Ch'ŏldosŏng; lit. Ministry of Railways of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea), commonly called the State Rail (Korean: 국철; MR: Kukch'ŏl), is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of North Korea[1] and has its headquarters at P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Chang Jun-song.
- ^ "몽골에 갔던 철도성대표단 귀국". Korean Central News Agency. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015[permanent dead link] and its English translation "Delegation of Ministry of Railways Back Home". 9 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 November 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2015
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