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.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), 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 Mundŏk—Ch'ŏngnam—Namdong line in the 1970s.Choe, Un-sik, 한국의 전통 사회 운송 기구, , pp. 114-115 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.North Korea Geographic Information: Transportation Geography - P'yŏngŭi Line (in Korean)
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) Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Connections(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 S2S Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Connections(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)13.53.4 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) Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Connections 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 toP'yŏngnam Sŏho closed.
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