Shendan Railway
Overview
Other name(s)	Anfeng Line (安奉線; Anpō Line)
Native name	沈丹铁路
Status	Operational
Owner	Imperial Japanese Army (1905–1906) South Manchuria Railway (1906–1945) China Changchun Railway (1945–1955) China Railway (since 1945)
Locale	Liaoning Province
Termini	Shenyang Dandong
Stations	43
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Regional rail
History
Opened	3 December 1905
Technical
Line length	270 km (170 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Old gauge	762 mm
Route map Beijing–Harbin railway 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 KSR P'yŏngŭi Line

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.

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

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