Native name 서해선(西海線) Locale South P'yŏngan No. of tracks Single-track railway | Status Operational Owner Korean State Railway | |
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Other name(s) Anju Colliery Line
(안주 탄광성) Type Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail Termini Mundŏk
T'aehyang (Mainline)
Sŏsa (Ch'ŏngnam Branch) | ||
The Sŏhae Line, also known as the Anju Colliery Line (안주 탄광선), 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 and between Ch'ŏngnam and Sŏsa.
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History
The Korean State Railway built this line to exploit coal fields in the area, opening the Mundŏk—Ch'ŏngnam—Namdong line in the 1970s. Electrification of the line to Namdong was completed in 1978, and in 1987 the Ch'ŏngnam—Sŏsa—Hwap'ung and the Ryongrim—Ch'illi—Wŏnhŭng—Ch'angdong—Samch'ŏnp'o—Sŏsa lines were opened. Most of the trackage was later abandoned, and at present only the Mundŏk—Ch'ŏngnam—T'aehyang and Ch'ŏngnam—Samch'ŏnp'o—Sŏsa sections remain.
Services
Much of the coal that originates on the line is shipped to the Ch'ŏngch'ŏn River Thermal Power Plant at Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk on the Ryonghŭng Line.
Route
A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.
Sŏngbŏp Branch
Closed.