Pyongui Line

Infobox Korean name|context=north
hangul=평의선
hanja=linktext|平|義|線
mr=P'yŏngŭisŏn
rr=Pyeonguiseon

The P'yŏngŭi Line is a rail line in North Korea connecting the capital city, Pyongyang, with Sinuiju at the northwestern corner of the country. It is the main corridor for overland traffic between North Korea and China, and is one of the country's most important rail lines. A bridge over the Yalu River connects Sinuiju to the Chinese city of Dandong.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il travels on the Pyongui Line for visits to China, as he does not fly.

Name

The name of the P'yŏngŭi Line combines one character from the name of each of its termini, "P'yŏng"yang and Sin"ŭi"ju. It forms one part of the Gyeongui Line, which connected the capital city of Seoul to Sinuiju from 1906 until the division of Korea. The character "gyeong" (경, linktext|京) means "capital" and refers to Seoul.

Connecting lines

At Sinuiju trains can continue over the Yalu River Bridge into the People's Republic of China through the city of Dandong. Pyongyang has various rail links, including the Pyongbu Line, another segment of the former Gyeongui Line running to Kaesong. Connections have been built to rejoin the Pyongbu Line with the South Korean portion of the Gyeongui Line, but this connection is not yet open for traffic. Pyongyang is also a terminus of the Pyongnam Line, running to Nampho.

ee also

* Transportation in North Korea
* Korean National Railroad
* List of Korea-related topics
* Ryongchon disaster

External links

* [http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Board=EarthTransportation&Number=722626&Searchpage=1&Main=722626&Words=north+korea&topic=&Search=true#Post722626 Downloadable map] of North Korean railway system for Google Earth.