Sohae Kammun Line

Sŏhae Kammun Line
Overview
Native name 서해갑문선(西海閘門線)
Type Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
Status Operational
Locale Namp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi
Termini Ch'ŏlgwang
Sillyŏng-ri
Stations 4
Operation
Opened 24 June 1986
Owner Korean State Railway
Operator(s) Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length 26.7 km (16.6 mi)
Number of tracks Single track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map

Legend
P'yŏngnam Line
0.0 Sillyŏngri
Sŏhae Kammun
West Sea~Taedong River
West Sea Barrage
Ok-to Island
Pi-do Island
swing bridge over lock
Songgwan
↑Waudo-guyŏk/Ŭnnyul-gun↓
Ŭnnyul Line
 26.7 Ch'ŏlgwang
 Ŭnnyul Line


Sohae Kammun Line
Chosŏn'gŭl 서해갑문선
Hancha 西海閘門線
Revised Romanization Seohaegammun-seon
McCune–Reischauer Sŏhaegammun-sŏn

The Sŏhae Kammun Line, or West Sea Barrage Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway located entirely within Namp'o Special City, North Korea, and running from Ch'ŏlgwang on the Ŭnnyul Line to Sillyŏngri on the P'yŏngnam Line via the West Sea Barrage.[1]

The line was opened on 24 June 1986, after the completion of the West Sea Barrage.[1]

Services

A local passenger train, 361/362, operating between Namp'o and Ch'olgwang, runs on the entirety of this line between Sillyŏngri and Ch'ŏlgwang.[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 Ch'ŏlgwang 철광 Ŭnnyul Line
Songgwan 송관
Sŏhae Kammun (West Sea Barrage) 서해갑문
26.7 Sillyŏngri 신령리 P'yŏngnam Line

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
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