To replace the Hyesan to Rimyŏngsu road, which had been built by the Japanese colonial authorities and which by the time of the Liberation of Korea had fallen into a poor state of repair, the Korean State Railway built the Samjiyŏn Line in 1948.북한지역정보넷 - 삼지연선 Extensive flooding in 1994 led to the closure of the line.北 자재난 심각…2012년 국책사업 줄줄이 ‘중단’, 《데일리NK》, 2009.10.09.“사람 굶는데 ‘김일성 100년’ 공사 한창”, 《데일리NK》, 2008.10.16.
