# Shenyang–Dandong railway

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. 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. 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. 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 7 km (4.3 mi).

## Route

Main line :
| Distance | Distance | Station name | Station name | 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 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 |
Secondary line :
| Distance | Distance | Station name | Station name | 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 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 |