The Shenyang–Dandong railway or Shendan Railway () 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 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 narrow-gauge rail line during the Russo-Japanese War. 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.Official Guide to Eastern Asia vol. 1 Chōsen & Manchuria, Siberia, p. 151, Department of Railways, Tokyo, 1920 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. On 1 November 1911, the Yalu River Bridge was completed, connecting the line, and Mantetsu, to the Gyeongui Line of the Chosen Government Railway.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p. 131, Shinchosha, Tokyo 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. This also shortens the distance from Shenyang to Dandong by .
Route + Main line Distance Station 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 railwayFormer: MNR Fengshan Line, MNR Fengji Line, Mantetsu Renkyō Line 8 8 Hunhe浑河/渾河 Konga Present: Shenda RailwayFormer: Mantetsu Renkyō Line, Mantetsu Kon'yu Connecting Line 13 5 Subei苏北/蘇北 Sehoku Present: Shenda RailwayFormer: 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 RailwayFormer 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 RailwayFormer: 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 linePast: 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 linePast: 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 270277 714 Dandong 丹东/丹東 Andong 安東 Antō 1904 Yalu RiverSino–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'ŏngnyŏn신의주청년 (新義州青年) Sinŭiju신의주 (新義州) Shingishū 1904 Present: Korean State Railway Kang'an Line, KSR P'yŏngŭi LinePast: Sentetsu Gyeongui Line, Sentetsu Sinuiju Kang'an Line
+ Secondary line Distance Station 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 linePast: 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 linePast: MNR Fengshang Line, Anpō Line main line
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