The Shenyang–Dandong railway or Shendan Railway (simplified Chinese: 沈丹铁路; traditional Chinese: 沈丹鐵路; pinyin: Shén-Dān Tiělù) is a China Railway line connecting the Liaoning cities of Shenyang and Dandong, with an onward connection to Sinŭiju Ch'ŏngnyŏn Station in Sinŭiju, North Korea, on the P'yŏngŭi Line of the Korean State Railway. The line is 277 km (172 mi) in length and is subordinate to the Shenyang Railway Bureau. It is the most important of the railway lines connecting China with the DPRK.

Quick Facts Shendan Railway, Overview ...
Shendan Railway
Standard gauge and narrow gauge trains, 1904-1911
Overview
Other name(s)Anfeng Line (安奉線; Anpō Line)
Native name沈丹铁路
StatusOperational
OwnerImperial Japanese Army (1905–1906)
South Manchuria Railway (1906–1945)
China Changchun Railway (1945–1955)
China Railway (since 1945)
LocaleLiaoning Province
Termini
Stations43
Service
TypeHeavy rail,
Regional rail
History
Opened3 December 1905
Technical
Line length270 km (170 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Old gauge762 mm
Route map

Shenji Railway, Shenfu Intercity Railway
0.0
Shenyang
8
Hunhe
13
Subei
16
Sujiatun
Shenyang–Dalian railway
Shenfu Interurban Railway closed 2009
26
Wujiatun
36
Chenxiangtun
47
Yaoqianhutun
54
Waitoushan
60
Shiqiaozi
Weining Railway
66
Gaojiasui
73
Huolianzhai
79
Benxihu
Weining Railway
84
Benxi
Liaoyang–Benxi railway, Benxi–Tianshifu railway
88
Fujin
95
Qiaobei
97
Qiaotou
104
Jinkeng
109
Nanfen
120
Xiamatang
128
Liangshanguan
138
Qijiabao
148
Caohekou
160
Tongyuanbao
170
Linjiatai
176
Liujiahe
Shendan Railway secondary line→
183
Qiumuzhuang
188
Changhong
197
Jiguanshan
200
Zhongxing
203
Yuanjiabao
208
Sitaizi
213
Ertaizi
Shendan Railway secondary line→
217
Fenghuangcheng
Fengshang Railway
224
Zhangjiabao
232
Yimianshan
238
Tanghe
244
Tangshancheng
253
Wulongbei
260
Laogugou
263
Jinshanwan
267
Hamatang
274
Shahezhen
270
Dandong
273
Sinŭiju Ch'ŏngnyŏn
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History

The line from Andong (now Dandong) to Fengtian (now Shenyang) was originally built by the Imperial Japanese Army as a 762 mm (30.0 in) narrow-gauge rail line during the Russo-Japanese War.[1] Later, it was transferred to the South Manchuria Railway (Mantetsu), which named it the Anfeng Line (Anpō Line with the official Japanese name) after the two termini (Fengtian being pronounced Hōten in Japanese); the travel time for passenger trains between Andong and Fengtian was two days.[1] In accordance with the agreement signed between Japan and China after the end of the war, work to convert the line from narrow to standard gauge began in August 1909 and was completed in October 1911.[1] On 1 November 1911, the Yalu River Bridge was completed, connecting the line, and Mantetsu, to the Gyeongui Line of the Chosen Government Railway.[2] The Anpō Line connected to Mantetsu's Renkyō Line at Fengtian. Double tracking of the line was completed in September 1944.

The line was heavily damaged during the Pacific War; after the defeat of Japan, it was, along with all other railway lines in the territory of the former Manchukuo, taken over by the Soviet-controlled China Changchun Railway. In 1955, the Soviets returned control of the railways in Dongbei, and the line became part of the China Railway. Reconstruction of the line as a single-track line was completed in 1953, and it was renamed Shen'an Railway, after Fengtian was renamed Shenyang. After Andong was renamed Dandong in 1965 the line was once again renamed, receiving its current name at that time. At present, the Sujiatun–Benxi–Nanfen and Qijiabao–Caohekou sections of the line are double tracked, but work is underway to double the entire line.

In 2015, a new line was completed between Dandong and Jinshanwan, which allows passenger trains to bypass Hamatang and Shahezhen completely.[3][4] This also shortens the distance from Shenyang to Dandong by 7 km (4.3 mi).

Route

More information Distance, Station name ...
Main line
DistanceStation name
Total; km S2S; km Current name Former name Japanese name
(to 1945)
Opened Connections (present)
Connections (pre-1945)
0 0 Shenyang
沈阳/瀋陽
Fengtian/Mukden
奉天
Hōten Present: Shenda Railway, Jingha Railway, Shenji Railway, Shenfu intercity railway
Former: MNR Fengshan Line, MNR Fengji Line, Mantetsu Renkyō Line
8 8 Hunhe
浑河/渾河
Konga Present: Shenda Railway
Former: Mantetsu Renkyō Line, Mantetsu Kon'yu Connecting Line
13 5 Subei
苏北/蘇北
Sehoku Present: Shenda Railway
Former: Mantetsu Renkyō Line
16 3 Sujiatun
苏家屯/蘇家屯
Sokaton Present: Shenda Railway, Shenfu Interurban Railway (closed 2009)
Former: Mantetsu Renkyō Line, Mantetsu Bushun Line
26 10 Shenyangzimaoqu
沈阳自贸区/瀋陽自貿區
Wujiatun
吴家屯/吳家屯
Gokaton
36 10 Chenxiangtun
陈相屯/陳相屯
Chinshōton
47 11 Yaoqianhutun
姚千户屯
Yōsenkoton
54 7 Waitoushan
歪头山/歪頭山
Waitōsan
60 6 Shiqiaozi
石桥子/石橋子
Sekikyōshi Present: Weining Railway
Former MNR Weining Line
66 6 Gaojiasui
高家岁/高家歲
Kōkasei
73 7 Huolianzhai
火连寨
Karensai
79 6 Benxihu
本溪湖/本溪湖
Honkeiko
84 5 Benxi
本溪
Honkei Present: Liaoxi Railway, Weining Railway, Xitian Railway
Former: MNR Liaoxi Line, MNR Weining Line MNR Xitian Line
88 4 Fujin
福金
Fukukin
95 7 Qiaobei
桥北/橋北
Kyōhoku
97 2 Qiaotou
桥头/橋頭
Kyōtō 1905
104 7 Jinkeng
金坑
Kinkō 1904
109 5 Nanfen
南芬
Nanfun 1905
120 11 Xiamatang
下马塘/下馬塘
Kamatō 1907
128 8 Liangshanguan
连山关/連山關
Rensenkan 1907
138 10 Qijiabao
祁家堡
Kikahō 1911
148 10 Caohekou
草河口
Sōkakō 1907
160 12 Tongyuanbao
通远堡
Tōenpō 1904
170 10 Linjiatai
林家台
Rinkatai 1904
176 6 Liujiahe
刘家河/劉家河
Ryūkaka 1904 Present: Shendan Railway secondary line
Past: Anpō Line secondary line
183 7 Qiumuzhuang
秋木庄/秋木莊
Shūbokusō
197 14 Jiguanshan
鸡冠山/雞冠山
Keikansan 1904
203 6 Yuanjiabao
袁家堡
Enkahō
208 5 Sitaizi
四台子
Shitaishi
213 5 Ertaizi
二台子
n/a 1960
217 17 Fenghuangcheng
凤凰城/鳳凰城
Hōōjō 1907 Fengshang Railway, Shendan Railway main line
Past: MNR Fengshang Line, Anpō Line secondary line
224 7 Zhangjiabao
张家堡/張家堡
Chōkahō 1934
232 8 Yimianshan
一面山
Ichimensan 1904
238 6 Tanghe
汤河/湯河
Tōka
244 6 Tangshancheng
汤山城/湯山城
Tōsanjō 1931
253 9 Wulongbei
五龙背/五龍背
Goryūhai 1907
260 7 Laogugou
老古沟/老古溝
Rōkokō 1907
263 3 Jinshanwan
金山湾/金山灣
Kinsanwan 1934
267 4 Hamatang 蛤蟆塘 Kōbatō 1907
274 7 Shahezhen 沙河镇/沙河鎮 Shakachin 1907
270
277
7
14
Dandong 丹东/丹東 Andong 安東 Antō 1904
Yalu River
Sino–Korean Friendship Bridge
鸭绿江/鴨綠江/압록강
朝中友誼橋/조중우의교
DPRK−PRC border
272.6 2.6 Sinŭiju Ch'ŏngnyŏn
신의주청년 (新義州青年)
Sinŭiju
신의주 (新義州)
Shingishū 1904 Present: Korean State Railway Kang'an Line, KSR P'yŏngŭi Line
Past: Sentetsu Gyeongui Line, Sentetsu Sinuiju Kang'an Line
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More information Distance, Station name ...
Secondary line
DistanceStation name
Total; km S2S; km Current name Former name Japanese name
(to 1945)
Year opened Connections (present)
Connections (pre-1945)
176 from Shenyang 0 Liujiahe
刘家河/劉家河
Ryūkaka 1904 Present: Shendan Railway main line
Past: Anpō Line main line
188 from Shenyang 8 Changhong
长虹/長虹
Chōkō 1942
200 from Shenyang 12 Zhongxing
中兴/中興
Chūkyō 1943
217 from Shenyang 17 Fenghuangcheng
凤凰城/鳳凰城
Hōōjō 1907 Fengshang Railway, Shendan Railway main line
Past: MNR Fengshang Line, Anpō Line main line
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