Sohae Line

Sŏhae Line
Overview
Other name(s)	Anju Colliery Line (안주탄광성 安州炭鑛線)
Native name	서해선 (西海線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Korean State Railway
Locale	South P'yŏngan
Termini	Mundŏk Hwap'ung Namdong (closed)
Stations	10
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail Regional rail
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	Mundŏk–Namdong: 1970s Ch'ŏngnam–Hwap'ung: 1987
Closed	2000s
Technical
Line length	22.4 km (13.9 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3000 V DC Overhead line Mundŏk-P'yŏngnam Sŏho, Ch'ŏngnam-Sŏsi
Route map Legend P'yŏngŭi Line to Sinŭiju Taegyo 0.0 Mundŏk (bridge appx 50 m (160 ft)) 5.6 Sŏngbŏp P'yŏngŭi Line to P'yŏngyang 11.6 0.0 Ch'ŏngnam coal mine DPRK-Iran Friendship Ripsŏk Co-op Farm 2.2 Ripsŏk T'an'gwang coal mine Ch'ŏngnam Line 15.6 0.0 Samch'ŏnp'o 5.0 T'aehyang coal mine coal mine 4.1 Sŏsi 10.2 P'yŏngnam Sŏho coal mine 13.5 Hwap'ung coal mine Closed (bridge appx 50 m (160 ft)) Ch'ŏngnam Line 22.4 Namdong Closed Namdong Line Closed

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 P'yŏngnam Sŏho and between Ch'ŏngnam and Sŏsi.