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 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 P'yŏngnam Line to P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn 0.0 Sillyŏngri P'yŏngnam Line to P'yŏngyang 7.1 Sŏhae Kammun ←West Sea ~West Sea Barrage~ Taedong River→ Ok-to Island Pi-do Island swing bridge over lock 19.1 Songgwan Sŏhaeri Line Closed 26.7 Ch'ŏlgwang Ŭnnyul Line

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]

Description

View of the swing bridge across the locks in open position.

The Sŏhae Kammun Line runs over the West Sea Barrage; of the 26.7 km (16.6 mi) total length of the line, over 6 km (3.7 mi) runs over the dam itself. There is a swing bridge of approximately 100 m (328 ft 1 in), built by the Namp'o Shipyard, over the locks.

History

The line was opened on 24 June 1986, after the completion of the West Sea Barrage.^[1][2]

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.

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