Chollima Line

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Chollima Line

The Chŏllima Line (Korean: 천리마선; Hancha: 千里馬線) is a rapid transit line owned and operated by Pyongyang Metro in Pyongyang, North Korea.[1] The line has a depot at Sopo, near the Korean State Railway's Sopo station.[4]

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Pyongyang Metro Chŏllima Line
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Overview
OwnerPyongyang Metro[1]
LocalePyongyang
Termini
Stations8
Service
TypeRapid transit
Operator(s)Pyongyang Metro[1]
Depot(s)Sopo
Rolling stockBVG Class D, Underground Electric Vehicle No. 1
History
OpenedSeptember 5, 1973; 51 years ago (1973-09-05)[2]
Technical
Line length20 km (12 mi)
Track gauge1435mm
SignallingAutomatic block signaling
Route map

Sŏp'o Depot[3]
Ryŏnmot
Pulgŭnbyŏl
Link track to Hyoksin Line
Jŏnu
Kaesŏn
Moranbong
Sŭngni
Ponghwa
Yŏnggwang
Puhŭng
Ch'ŏngch'un
Mangyongdae
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The section from Ponghwa station to Puhung station is also referred to as the Mangyongdae Line; nonetheless most sources refer to the metro system as having two lines.[5][6][7] There are plans to extend the line from Puhung to Mangyongdae and from Pulgunbyol to Sopo, which already connects to the metro depot, but does not have third rail electrification.[4] There was allegedly a plan to extend the line to Pyongsong in the 1980s.[8]

In 1999, KBS reported that the third line was already under construction and scheduled to open for the 55th Party Foundation Day in 2000. It was to run from Kwangbok station to Mangyongdae.[9]

In 2024, Thongil station was renamed to just "station", as shown by a tour of the metro system taken by Russian embassy staff.[10] In September 2024, the station was renamed Moranbong.[11]

Stations

Chŏllima Line

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Stations of the Pyongyang Metro
Chŏllima Line 천리마선 (千里馬線)
StationName in English[12] TransferOpened
Pulgŭnbyŏl
(붉은별)
Red StarTrolleybus Line 1 5 September 1973[2]
Jŏnu
(전우; 戰友)
Comrade /
Comrade-in-arms
  Hyŏksin Line

(Jŏnsŭng)

Trolleybus Line 1

Kaesŏn
(개선; 凱旋)
Triumphal Return / Triumphant Return[13]

Trolleybus Line 1, 8

Moranbong
(모란봉역; 牡丹峰驛)
"Moran Hill"

Trolleybus Line 1

Sŭngni
(승리; 勝利)
VictoryTrolleybus Line 1, 5, 6
Ponghwa
(봉화; 烽火)
Beacon
Yŏnggwang
(영광; 榮光)
Glory P'yŏngyang Station
(P'yŏngbu Line, P'yŏngnam Line,
P'yŏngdŏk Line, P'yŏngra Line, P'yŏngŭi Line)
Tram interchange Pyongyang Tram Line 1

Trolleybus Line 1, 2, 10

10 April 1987
Puhŭng
(부흥; 復興)
Revival Tram interchange Pyongyang Tram Line 3

Trolleybus Line 3

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