Sohae Kammun Line

Sŏhae Kammun Line
The Sŏhae Kammun Line crossing the West Sea Barrage;
the swing bridge over the locks is visible.
Overview
Native name서해갑문선(西海閘門線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleNamp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi
Termini
Stations4
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
History
Opened24 June 1986
Technical
Line length26.7 km (16.6 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

P'yŏngnam Line to P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn
26.7
Sillyŏngri
P'yŏngnam Line to P'yŏngyang
19.5
Sŏhae Kammun
swing bridge over lock
9.1
Songgwan
(causeway appx 370 m (1,210 ft))
(bridge appx 130 m (430 ft))
0.0
Ch'ŏlgwang
Sohae Kammun Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
서해갑문선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationSeohaegammun-seon
McCune–ReischauerSŏhaegammun-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.[1]

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