North Korea-South Korea Railway
Key Data:
Operator
Joint, North and South Korea
Population
70 million (North and South Korea)
Opening date
13 June 2003
Route Details:
Gauge
1,435mm (4ft 8.5in)
Lines
1
Length
27.5km (17 miles), of which 4km (2.5 miles) is in the DMZ - most of the new railway is in North Korea
Stations
Two border stations
Passengers carried/year
TBC
Staff
TBC
Rolling Stock:
New vehicles
No new stock specified
Current stock
Existing diesel-hauled freight and passenger stock
Special Characteristics:
Railway run jointly by North and South Korean railways
Line is operated as self-contained unit
Two stations only, one on each side of border
Railway runs through DMZ of no-mans land
Links South Korea by rail with Europe and Asia
Connects into key Trans-Siberian and Trans-China Railways
Freight is likely to become the major traffic flow
