Sohaeri Line

Sŏhaeri Line
Overview
Other name(s)Ryongjŏng Line
Native name서해리선 (西海里線)
룡정선 (龍井線)
StatusClosed
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleSouth Hwanghae
Termini
Stations4
Service
TypeRegional rail, Freight rail
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
History
Opened1964
Closed2002
Technical
Line length10.1 km (6.3 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
Route map

0.0
Ch'ŏlgwang
iron ore mine
Sŏhaeri
Closed
Chŏngmunch'on
Closed
10.1
Ryongjŏng
Closed
Ryongjŏng Port
Sohaeri Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
서해리선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationSeohaeri-seon
McCune–ReischauerSŏhaeri-sŏn

The Sŏhaeri Line or Ryongjŏng Line is a closed non-electrified 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow-gauge railway line of the Korean State Railway in South Hwanghae Province, North Korea, running from Ch'ŏlgwang at the junction of the Ŭnnyul and Sŏhae Kammun lines to Ryongjŏng.[1]

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p 85 ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6