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 The Korean State Railway (), commonly called the State Rail () is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of North Korea and has its headquarters at P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Chang Jun Song. History 1945–195 ...

in South P'yŏngan Province,

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, running from Mundŏk on the

P'yŏngŭi Line The P'yŏngŭi Line is an electrified main trunk line of the Korean State Railway of North Korea, running from P'yŏngyang to Sinŭiju on the border with China.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), It is the main co ...

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)
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Route

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

Mainline

Hwap'ung Branch

Sŏngbŏp Branch

Closed.

Sŏsi Branch

Closed from P'yŏngnam Sŏho, but Sŏsi Station is still in use via Samch'ŏnp'o.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sohae Line Railway lines in North Korea Standard gauge railways in North Korea