Jump to content

Sohae Line

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by PrimeBOT (talk | contribs) at 21:48, 8 February 2018 (→top: replace deprecated parameters in {{infobox rail line}} - BRFA). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Sŏhae Line
Overview
Other name(s)Anju Colliery Line
(안주탄광성 安州炭鉱線)
Native name서해선 (西海線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleSouth P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations10
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length22.4 km (13.9 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Overhead line
Mundŏk-T'aehyang,
Ch'ŏngnam-Sŏsa
Route map

Template:BS-map
Sohae Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
서해선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationSeohae-seon
McCune–ReischauerSŏhae-sŏn

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.[1] The line is electrified between Mundŏk and T'aehyang and between Ch'ŏngnam and Sŏsi.

History

The Korean State Railway built this line to exploit coal fields in the area, opening the 22.4 km (13.9 mi) Mundŏk—Ch'ŏngnam—Namdong line in the 1970s.[2] 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.[2] The section from P'yŏngnam Sŏho to Hwap'ung was 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.[3]

Route

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

Mainline

Distance
(Total; km) 		Distance
(S2S; km) 		Station Name
(Transcribed) 		Station Name
(Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)) 		Former Name
(Transcribed) 		Former Name
(Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)) 		Connections
0.0 0.0 Mundŏk 문덕 (文徳) Mansŏng 만성 (万城) P'yŏngŭi Line
~5.6 ~5.6 Sŏngbŏp 성법 (聖法)
~11.4 ~5.8 Ch'ŏngnam 청남 (清南) Namdong Branch, Ch'ŏngnam Line
~13.6 ~2.2 Ripsŏk T'an'gwang 립석탄광 (立石炭鉱)
~16.4 ~2.8 T'aehyang 태향 (汰香)
~21.5 ~5.1 P'yŏngnam Sŏho 평남서호 (平南西湖)
~25.3 ~3.8 Sŏsi 서시 (-) Sŏsa 서사 (西砂) Ch'ŏngnam Line
~24.8
(from P. Sŏho) 		~3.3
(from P. Sŏho) 		Hwap'ung 화풍 (和豊) Closed

Namdong Branch

Distance
(Total; km) 		Distance
(S2S; km) 		Station Name
(Transcribed) 		Station Name
(Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)) 		Former Name
(Transcribed) 		Former Name
(Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)) 		Connections
0.0 0.0 Ch'ŏngnam 청남 (清南) Sŏhae Line, Ch'ŏngnam Line
~4.0 ~4.0 Samch'ŏnp'o 삼천포 (三川浦) Ch'ŏngnam Line
~11.0 ~7.0 Namdong 남동 (南洞) Closed. 22.4 km from Mundŏk.
Namdong Line

Sŏngbŏp Branch

Closed.

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

References

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ a b Choe, Un-sik, 한국의 전통 사회 운송 기구, ISBN 978-89-7300-728-8, pp. 114-115
  3. ^ North Korea Geographic Information: Transportation Geography - P'yŏngŭi Line (in Korean)

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sohae_Line&oldid=824688480"