Sohae Line#Namdong Branch
{{Short description|Railway line in North Korea}}
{{Infobox rail line
| 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
| color =
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| type = Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
| system =
| status = Operational
| locale = South P'yŏngan
| start = Mundŏk
| end = Hwap'ung
Namdong (closed)
| stations = 10
| routes =
| daily_ridership =
| open = Mundŏk–Namdong: 1970s
Ch'ŏngnam–Hwap'ung: 1987
| close = 2000s
| owner = Korean State Railway
| operator = Korean State Railway
| character =
| depot =
| stock =
| linelength_km = 22.4
| tracklength =
| tracks = Single track
| gauge = {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
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|electrification = 3000 V DC Overhead line
Mundŏk-P'yŏngnam Sŏho,
Ch'ŏngnam-Sŏsi
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| map = 300px
{{routemap
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| map=
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\\\\\\\uHST\~~ ~~Taegyo
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\\\\\\xABZg+l\uABZgr!~STR+r\
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BL\\\\\\hKRZWae\uSTR\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|50|m|ft|abbr=on}})
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~~{{BSsplit|11.6|0.0|line=1|align=right}}~~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
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BL\STR\\BST\\\\\exWORKS~~{{BSsplit|15.6|0.0|line=1|align=right}}~~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
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\\\\\exCONTf_black\\\~~ ~~ ~~Namdong Line~~Closed
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{{Infobox Korean name|context=north|
hangul=서해선|
hanja={{linktext|西|海|線}}|
mr=Sŏhae-sŏn|
rr=Seohae-seon|
}}
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), {{ISBN|978-4-10-303731-6}} 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 {{convert|22.4|km|abbr=on}} Mundŏk—Ch'ŏngnam—Namdong line in the 1970s.Choe, Un-sik, 한국의 전통 사회 운송 기구, {{ISBN|978-89-7300-728-8}}, 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.[http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=2090761&cid=44454&categoryId=44461 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=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" | ||||||
| colspan="2" | Distance (km) | colspan="2" | Station Name | colspan="2" | 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) | ||||||
| 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) | | | ||||||
| | Namdong | 남동 (南洞) | | | Closed. |
= Hwap'ung Branch =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" | ||||||
| colspan="2" | Distance (km) | colspan="2" | Station Name | colspan="2" | 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 | ||||||
| 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) | ||||||
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E| | bgcolor=#F7FE2E| | Hwap'ung | 화풍 (和豊) | | | Closed |
= Sŏngbŏp Branch =
Closed.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" | ||||||
| colspan="2" | Distance (km) | colspan="2" | Station Name | colspan="2" | 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.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" | ||||||
| colspan="2" | Distance (km) | colspan="2" | Station Name | colspan="2" | 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 | ||||||
| 4.1
| 4.1 | Sŏsi | 서시 (-) | Sŏsa | 서사 (西砂) | | ||||||
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E| | bgcolor=#F7FE2E| | P'yŏngnam Sŏho | 평남서호 (平南西湖) | | | Main line. |
References
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