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Sohae Line

Railway line in North Korea

Summary

Railway line in North Korea

Field	Value
box_width	auto
name	Sŏhae Line
other_name	Anju Colliery Line
(안주탄광성 安州炭鑛線)
native_name	서해선 (西海線)
native_name_lang	ko
type	Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
status	Operational
locale	South P'yŏngan
start	Mundŏk
end	Hwap'ung
Namdong (closed)
stations	10
open	Mundŏk–Namdong: 1970s
Ch'ŏngnam–Hwap'ung: 1987
close	2000s
owner	Korean State Railway
operator	Korean State Railway
linelength_km	22.4
tracks	Single track
gauge
electrification	3000 V DC Overhead line
Mundŏk-P'yŏngnam Sŏho,
Ch'ŏngnam-Sŏsi
map	[[Image:DPRK-Sohae Line.png	300px]]
inline	1
BL\\\\\\hKRZWae\uSTR\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert	50	m	ft	abbr	on}})
BL\\STR+l\STR+l!~STRq\BHFq\ABZq+r\STRr\\WORKS~~{{BSsplit	11.6	0.0	line	1	align=right}}~~Ch'ŏngnam~~coal mine
BL\STR\\BST\\\\\exWORKS~~{{BSsplit	15.6	0.0	line	1	align=right}}~~Samch'ŏnp'o
exBL\\\\\exhKRZWae\\\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert	50	m	ft	abbr	on}})

(안주탄광성 安州炭鑛線) Regional rail Namdong (closed) Ch'ŏngnam–Hwap'ung: 1987 Mundŏk-P'yŏngnam Sŏho, Ch'ŏngnam-Sŏsi \\\\uCONTg~~ ~~ ~~P'yŏngŭi Line to Sinŭiju \\\\uHST~~ Taegyo \\\exSTR+l\exSTRr!~uSTR
\\\exSTR\uSTR!~lELC
\\\xABZg+l\uABZgr!~STR+r
ELCa\\\STR\uSTR!~~KBHFe~~~0.0Mundŏk BL\\\hKRZWae\uSTR~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx 50 m) BL\\\HST\uSTR!~lELC\WORKS~~5.6~~Sŏngbŏp BL\\\STR\uCONTf~~ ~~ ~~P'yŏngŭi Line to P'yŏngyang BL\STR+l\STR+l!~STRq\BHFq\ABZq+r\STRr\WORKS~~~~Ch'ŏngnam~~coal mine BL\STR\STR\KBSTe\\WORKS~~ ~~ ~~DPRK-Iran Friendship Ripsŏk Co-op Farm BL\HST\STR\\\WORKS~~2.2~~Ripsŏk T'an'gwang coal mine BL\STR+l\STRr\fexSTRl!~STR\fexSTRq!~~exlELC\fexCONTfq\~~~ ~~ ~~Ch'ŏngnam Line BL\STR\BST\\\exWORKS~~~~Samch'ŏnp'o BL\BST\STRl\STRq\STR+r\\WORKS~~5.0~~T'aehyang coal mine BL\STR\KBSTa\STR\\WORKS~~ ~~coal mine BL\STR\ABZg+l\BSTq\xABZgr\~~4.1~~Sŏsi exBL!~ELCe\STRl\exSTRq!~KBSTeq\exABZqr!~exSTRl\exSTR+r\exSTR\\WORKS~~10.2~~P'yŏngnam Sŏho~~coal mine exBL\\exKBSTe\exSTR\\exWORKS~~13.5~~Hwap'ung coal mine~~ ~~Closed exBL\\\exhKRZWae\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx 50 m) exBL\\\fexSTRl!~exSTR\fexCONTfq\~~ ~~ Ch'ŏngnam Line exELCe\\\exSTR_black!~~exKBHFe\~~~22.4Namdong~~ ~~Closed \\\exCONTf_black\~~ ~~ ~~Namdong Line~~Closed

The Sŏhae Line, also known as the Anju Colliery Line (안주 탄광선), is a partially electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Mundŏk on the P'yŏngŭi Line to Hwap'ung. The line is electrified between Mundŏk and P'yŏngnam Sŏho and between Ch'ŏngnam and Sŏsi.

History

In order to exploit coal fields in the area, the Korean State Railway opened the 22.4 km Mundŏk—Ch'ŏngnam—Namdong line in the 1970s. Electrification of the line to Namdong was completed in 1978. In 1987 the line was expanded in two directions - one a loop line from Samch'ŏnp'o - the Ch'ŏngnam Line - and the other an extension westwards from Ch'ŏngnam to Hwap'ung. The sections from P'yŏngnam Sŏho to Hwap'ung and to Sŏsi were later abandoned.

Services

Much of the coal that originates on the line is shipped to the Ch'ŏngch'ŏn River Thermal Power Plant on the Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk Line.

Route

A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.

Mainline

Distance (km)	Station Name	Former Name	Total	S2S	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)
(Former)
0.0	0.0	Mundŏk	문덕 (文德)	Mansŏng	만성 (萬城)	P'yŏngŭi Line
5.6	5.6	Sŏngbŏp	성법 (聖法)			(Sŏngbŏp Branch)
11.6	6.0	Ch'ŏngnam	청남 (淸南)			(Ch'ŏngnam Line)
15.6	4.0	Samch'ŏnp'o	삼천포 (三川浦)			Sŏsi Branch
(Ch'ŏngnam Line)
22.4	6.8	Namdong	남동 (南洞)			Closed.
(Namdong Line)

Hwap'ung Branch

Distance (km)	Station Name	Former Name	Total	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)
(Former)
0.0	0.0	Ch'ŏngnam	청남 (淸南)	Main line
(Ch'ŏngnam Line)
2.2	2.2	Ripsŏk T'an'gwang	립석탄광 (立石炭鑛)
5.0	2.8	T'aehyang	태향 (汰香)
10.2	5.2	P'yŏngnam Sŏho	평남서호 (平南西湖)	(Sŏsi Branch)
13.5	3.4	Hwap'ung	화풍 (和豊)	Closed

Sŏngbŏp Branch

Closed.

Distance (km)	Station Name	Former Name	Total	S2S	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)	Connections
0.0	0.0	Sŏngbŏp	성법 (聖法)			(Main line)
		Taegyo	대교 (大橋)			(P'yŏngŭi Line)

Sŏsi Branch

Closed from P'yŏngnam Sŏho, but Sŏsi Station is still in use via Samch'ŏnp'o.

Distance (km)	Station Name	Former Name	Total	S2S	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)
0.0	0.0	Samch'ŏnp'o	삼천포 (三川浦)			Main line
(Ch'ŏngnam Line)
4.1	4.1	Sŏsi	서시 (-)	Sŏsa	서사 (西砂)
7.9	3.8	P'yŏngnam Sŏho	평남서호 (平南西湖)			Main line.
Section from Sŏsi to
P'yŏngnam Sŏho closed.

References

Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), {{ISBN. 978-4-10-303731-6
Choe, Un-sik, 한국의 전통 사회 운송 기구, {{ISBN. 978-89-7300-728-8, pp. 114-115
[http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=2090761&cid=44454&categoryId=44461 North Korea Geographic Information: Transportation Geography - P'yŏngŭi Line (in Korean)]

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