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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\WASSERq\WASSERq\RP1oW\uhKRZWae\WASSERq\WASSERq\WABZq+l\RP1oW

\\\RP1\uexSTRl!~uSPLa\uexKBSTeq\\WASSER\WORKS~~ ~~ ~~Sŭngri Motors

ELCa\\\RP1\uvSTR!~v-KSTRa!~lvBHF\\\WASSER\~~0.0~~Tŏkch'ŏn

BL\\\RP1\uvSTR!~v-STR!~v-STRl\ABZq+r\STR+r\WASSER\

BL\\\RP1\uvSTR!~v-STR\KDSTe\KBSTe\WASSER\WORKS~~ ~~ ~~Sŭngri Motors

BL\uCONTgq\uSTRq\RP1!~uBUEq\uvSTRr-!~SHI1+l\\\WASSER\

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}})

BL\\STR_purple!~lELC\RP1\STR\WASSER\\\

BL\\CONTf_purple\RP1\STR\WASSER\\\

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.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
colspan="2" | Distance (km)colspan="2" | Station Namecolspan="2" | Former Name
TotalS2STranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)TranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)Connections
0.0

| 0.0

| Tŏkch'ŏn

| 덕천 (德川)

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| P'yŏngdŏk Line

3.6

| 3.6

| West Tŏkch'ŏn (Sŏdŏkch'ŏn)

| 서덕천 (西德川)

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| Sinsŏng Line

8.7

| 5.1

| Ch'ŏlgisan

| 철기산 (鐵騎山)

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| Hoedun Line, Hyŏngbong Line

11.6

| 2.9

| Sŏch'ang

| 서창 (西倉)

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References

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Category:Railway lines in North Korea

Category:Standard-gauge railways in North Korea