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Sohae Kammun Line

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Sŏhae Kammun Line
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
Technical
Line length26.7 km (16.6 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map
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Sohae Kammun Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha
Revised RomanizationSeohaegammunseon
McCune–ReischauerSŏhaekammunsŏn

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