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
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 12 in) standard gauge
Route map
Legend
Ŭllyul Line
0.0 Ch'ŏlgwang
Ŭllyul Line
Songgwan
Sŏhaegammun
26.7 Sillyŏng-ri
P'yŏngnam Line


Sohae Kammun Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha 西
Revised Romanization Seohaegammunseon
McCune–Reischauer Sŏhaekammunsŏn

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 Ŭllyul Line to Sillyŏng-ri on the P'yŏngnam Line via 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 Sillyŏng-ri and Ch'ŏlgwang.

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 Ŭllyul Line
Songgwan 송관
Sŏhaegammun (West Sea Barrage) 서해갑문
26.7 Sillyŏng-ri 신령리 P'yŏngnam Line

References

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