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
No. 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