Sohae Kammun Line
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Sohae Kammun Line | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 서해갑문선 |
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Hancha | 西海閘門線 |
Revised Romanization | Seohaegammun-seon |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏhaegammun-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]
Description
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'ŏlgwang, runs on the entirety of this line between Sillyŏngri and Ch'ŏlgwang, stopping only at Namp'o, Sŏhae Kammun, and Ch'ŏlgwang; scheduled travel time in the 2002 timetable was 2 hours 20 minutes each way.[3]
Route
A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.
Distance (km) | Station Name | Former Name | ||||
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Total | S2S | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Connections |
0.0 | 0.0 | Ch'ŏlgwang | 철광 (鉄鑛) | Ŭnnyul Line, Sŏhaeri Line | ||
9.1 | 9.1 | Songgwan | 송관 (松串) | |||
19.5 | 10.4 | Sŏhae Kammun (West Sea Barrage) | 서해갑문 (西海閘門) | |||
26.7 | 7.2 | Sillyŏngri | 신령리 (新寧里) | P'yŏngnam Sindŏk | 평남신덕 (平南新德) | P'yŏngnam Line |