Sochang Line
{{Short description|Railway line in North Korea}}
{{Infobox rail line
| box_width = auto
| name = Sŏch'ang Line
| other_name =
| native_name = 서창선 (西倉線)
| native_name_lang = ko
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| type = Heavy rail, Freight rail
| system =
| status = Operational
| locale = Tŏkch'ŏn-si,
South P'yŏngan
| start = Tŏkch'ŏn
| end = Sŏch'ang
| stations = 4
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| owner = Korean State Railway
| operator = Korean State Railway
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| linelength_km = 11.6
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| tracks = Single track
| gauge = {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
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|electrification = 3000 V DC Catenary
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{{routemap
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\\\\\\\\uSTRq~~ ~~ ~~P'yŏngdŏk Line
\\\\\\\\STRq~~ ~~ ~~Sŏch'ang Line
\\\\\\\\fSTRq~~ ~~ ~~Sinsŏng Line
\\\\\\\\STRq_black~~ ~~ ~~Hoedun Line
\\\\\\\\STRq_purple~~ ~~ ~~Hyŏngbong Line
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\\\RP1\uexSTRl!~uSPLa\uexKBSTeq\\WASSER\WORKS~~ ~~ ~~Sŭngri Motors
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BL\\\RP1\uvSTR!~v-STR!~v-STRl\ABZq+r\STR+r\WASSER\
BL\\\RP1\uvSTR!~v-STR\KDSTe\KBSTe\WASSER\WORKS~~ ~~ ~~Sŭngri Motors
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BL\\\RP1\STRl\STR+r\\WASSER\
BL\\\RP1\WASSER+l\hKRZWae\WASSERq\WASSERr\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|150|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\WASSERq\WASSERq\RP1oW\WABZgr\fSTRl!~STR\fSTRq!~lELC\fCONTfq\
BL\\\RP1\WASSER\HST\\\~~3.6~~Sŏdŏkch'ŏn
BL\\\RP1\WASSER\STR\\\
BL\\\RP1\WASSERl\hKRZWae\WASSER+r\\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|100|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\\RP1\STR+l\STRr\WASSER\\
BL\\\RP1\HST\WASSER+l\WASSERr\\~~8.7~~Ch'ŏlgisan
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BL\WASSERq\hKRZWae!~STR_purple\RP1oW\hKRZWae\WABZgr\\\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|70|m|ft|abbr=on}})
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BL\\\RP1\STRl\hKRZWaeq\STR+r\\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|80|m|ft|abbr=on}})
ELCe\\\RP1\\WASSER\KBSTe\\WORKS~~11.6~~Sŏch'ang~~coal mine
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{{Infobox Korean name|context=north
|hangul=서창선
|hanja={{linktext|西|倉|線}}
|mr=Sŏch'ang-sŏn
|rr=Seochang-seon
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The Sŏch'ang Line is an electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in Tŏkch'ŏn-si, South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Tŏkch'ŏn on the P'yŏngdŏk Line to Sŏch'ang.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) {{ISBN|978-4-10-303731-6}} It connects to the Sinsŏng Line at West Tŏkch'ŏn, whilst the Hoedun Line and the Hyŏngbong Line connect at Ch'ŏlgisan.
Services
{{See also|List of passenger train services in North Korea}}
Local passenger trains 723/724 operate between Tŏkch'ŏn on the P'yŏngdŏk Line and Hyŏngbong on the Hyŏngbong Line via Sŏch'ang Line, stopping at West Tŏkch'ŏn and Ch'ŏlgisan on this line.
Route
A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.
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colspan="2" | Distance (km) | colspan="2" | Station Name | colspan="2" | Former Name | ||||
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Total | S2S | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Connections |
0.0
| 0.0 | Tŏkch'ŏn | 덕천 (德川) | | | ||||||
3.6
| 3.6 | West Tŏkch'ŏn (Sŏdŏkch'ŏn) | 서덕천 (西德川) | | | ||||||
8.7
| 5.1 | Ch'ŏlgisan | 철기산 (鐵騎山) | | | ||||||
11.6
| 2.9 | Sŏch'ang | 서창 (西倉) | | | |
References
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