Sŏhae Line

Sŏhae Line
Overview
Native name 서해선(西海線)
Type Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
Status Operational
Locale South P'yŏngan
Termini Mundŏk
Hwap'ung (Mainline)
Namdong (Namdong Branch)
Stations 16
Operation
Owner Korean State Railway
Operator(s) Korean State Railway
Technical
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-T'aehyang
Ch'ŏngnam-Namdong
Samch'ŏnp'o-Ryongrim
Route map
Legend
 P'yŏngŭi Line
 Taegyo
Sŏngbŏp Branch Closed
P'yŏngŭi Line
↑Anju/Mundŏk↓
P'yŏngŭi Line
0.0 Mundŏk
P'yŏngŭi Line
Sŏngbŏp
 ↑Mundŏk/Ch'ŏngnam↓
 Ch'ŏngnam
 ↑Ch'ŏngnam/Mundŏk↓
Namdong Branch
Ripsŏk T'an'gwang
T'aehyang
P'yŏngnam Sŏho
Sŏsa
Hwap'ung
Ryongŭi Loop
Ryongrim
Samch'ŏnp'o
↑Mundŏk/Sukch'ŏn↓
Ch'illi
Wŏnhŭng
Ch'angdong
24.0 Namdong
 P'yŏngnam Line
(Namdong Branch)
Sŏhae Line
Chosŏn'gŭl 서해선
Hancha 西海線
Revised Romanization Seohaeseon
McCune–Reischauer Sŏhaesŏn

The Sŏhae Line is a partially electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the North Korean State Railway running from Mundŏk on the P'yŏngŭi Line to Hwap'ung. The line is electrified between Mundŏk and T'aehyang.[1]

Route

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

Distance Station Name (Transcribed) Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl) Connections
0.0 Mundŏk 문덕 P'yŏngŭi Line
Sŏngbŏp 성법 Sŏngbŏp Branch
Ch'ŏngnam 청남 Namdong Branch
Ripsŏk T'an'gwang 립석 탄광
T'aehyang 태향
P'yŏngnam Sŏho 평남 서호
Sŏsa 서사 Samch'ŏnp'o Branch
Hwap'ung 화풍

Namdong Branch

Distance Station Name (Transcribed) Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl) Connections
0.0 Ch'ŏngnam 청남 Sŏhae Line
Samch'ŏnp'o 삼천포 Samch'ŏnp'o Branch, Ryongŭi Loop
22.4 Namdong 남동 P'yŏngnam Line (Namdong Branch)

Ryongŭi Loop

Distance Station Name (Transcribed) Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl) Connections
Samch'ŏnp'o 삼천포 Namdong Branch, Samch'ŏnp'o Branch
Ryongrim 룡림
Ch'illi 칠리
Wŏnhŭng 원흥
Ch'angdong 창동
Samch'ŏnp'o 삼천포 Namdong Branch, Samch'ŏnp'o Branch

Samch'ŏnp'o Branch

Not electrified.

Distance Station Name (Transcribed) Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl) Connections
Samch'ŏnp'o 삼천포 Namdong Branch, Ryongŭi Loop
Sŏsa 서사 Sŏhae Line

Sŏngbŏp Branch

Closed.

Distance Station Name (Transcribed) Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl) Connections
Sŏngbŏp 성법 Sŏhae Line
Taegyo 대교 P'yŏngŭi Line

References

  1. ↑ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6

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