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Sohae Kammun Line

Railway line in North Korea

Summary

Railway line in North Korea

Field	Value
box_width	300px
name	Sŏhae Kammun Line
color
native_name	서해갑문선(西海閘門線)
native_name_lang	ko
image	File:At the West Sea Barrage (11360482245).jpg
image_width	300px
caption	The Sŏhae Kammun Line crossing the West Sea Barrage;
the swing bridge over the locks is visible.
type	Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
status	Operational
locale	Namp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi
start	Ch'ŏlgwang
end	Sillyŏngri
stations	4
open	24 June 1986
owner	Korean State Railway
operator	Korean State Railway
linelength_km	26.7
tracks	Single track
gauge
map	[[Image:DPRK-Sohaegammun Line.png	300px]]
inline	1
\\WFILL\WDOCKSeq!~DSTR\\\\\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(causeway appx {{convert	370	m	ft	abbr	on}})
\STR+l\hKRZWaeq\STRr\\\\\~~ ~~ ~~<small>(bridge appx {{convert	130	m	ft	abbr	on}})
map_state	collapsed

the swing bridge over the locks is visible. Regional rail \uCONTgq\uSTRq\uSTRq!~~STR+l\STR+r\~~~ ~~ ~~P'yŏngnam Line to P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn WDOCKSc3\\STR\uSTR!~~KBHFe\~~~26.7~~Sillyŏngri WFILL\WDOCKSa-L\WDOCKSc3\STR\uSTRl\uCONTfq\~~ ~~ ~~P'yŏngnam Line to P'yŏngyang WFILL\WFILL\WDOCKSa-L\KRW+l\KRWr\\ WFILL\WFILL\WFILL\STR\\
WFILL\WFILL\WFILL\HST\\~~19.5Sŏhae Kammun WFILL\WFILL\WFILL\WDOCKSc3!~DSTRa\\
WFILL\WFILL\WFILL\WFILL!~DSTR\WDOCKSa-L\\ WFILL\WFILL\WFILL\WFILL!~DSTR\WFILL\\ WFILL\WFILL\WFILL\WFILL!~DSTR\WFILL\\ WFILL\WFILL\WFILL\WFILL!~DSTR\WFILL\WDOCKSc3\
WFILL\WFILL\WFILL\WFILL!~DSTR\WFILL\WFILL\WDOCKSa-L\ ~~ ~~←West Sea WFILL\WFILL\WFILL\WFILL!~DSTR\WFILL\WFILL\WFILL\~~ ~~ ~~~West Sea Barrage~ WFILL\WFILL\WFILL\WFILL!~DSTR\WFILL\WFILL\WFILL\WDOCKSsl!~WASSERq\WABZq+l~~ ~~ Taedong River→ WFILL\WFILL\WFILL\WFILL!~DSTR\WFILL\WFILL\WFILL\WDOCKSs+l!~WASSERq\WASSERr WFILL\WFILL\WFILL!~DSTR+l\WFILL!~DSTRr\WFILL\WFILL\WFILL\ WFILL\WDOCKSc4!~WDOCKSc3\DSTR\WDOCKSc1!~WDOCKSc2\WFILL\WFILL\WFILL\ ~~ ~~Ok-to Island WFILL\WFILL\WFILL!~DSTR\WFILL\WFILL\WFILL\WFILL\ WFILL\WDOCKSc4!~WDOCKSc3\DSTR\WDOCKSc1!~WDOCKSc2\WFILL\WFILL\WDOCKSe-L\~~ ~~ ~~Pi-do Island WFILL\WFILL\WFILL!~DSTR\WFILL\WFILL\WFILL\WDOCKSc4\ WFILL\WFILL\WFILL!~~DBK\WFILL\WFILL\WDOCKSe-L\~~~ ~~ swing bridge over lock WFILL\WFILL\WDOCKSc4!~DSTRe\\\ WFILL\WFILL\WDOCKSc3!STRl\STR+r\\
WFILL\WFILL\WDOCKSa-L\BST\\~9.1Songgwan WDOCKSc4\WDOCKSc1\WFILL\WDOCKSc3!DSTRa\\
\WFILL\WDOCKSeq!~~DSTR\\~~~ ~~ ~~(causeway appx 370 m) \WFILL\WDOCKSc4!DSTRe\\
\WDOCKSe\STR\\
\STR+l\hKRZWaeq\STRr\\~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx 130 m) \STR\WASSERl\WASSERq\WASSERq\WASSERq\WASSERq\WASSERq
\STR2\STRc3\\\ \STRc1\STR2+4\STRc3\\
\STRc1\STR+4\\
\\STR\\
\fexCONTgq\fexSTR+r!~~STR\\~~~ ~~ Sŏhaeri Line \\STR_orange!~~KBHFe\\~~~0.0Ch'ŏlgwang \\STRl_orange\STRq_orange\CONTfq_orange\~ ~~ ~~Ŭnnyul Line

hangul=서해갑문선| hanja =西| mr=Sŏhaegammun-sŏn| rr=Seohaegammun-seon|

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.

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 total length of the line, over 6 km runs over the dam itself. There is a swing bridge of approximately 100 m, 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.

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.

Route

A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.

Distance (km)	Station Name	Former Name	Total	S2S	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)
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

References

Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), {{ISBN. 978-4-10-303731-6
(5 July 1989). "In North Korea, Dam Reflects 'Great Leader's' State of Mind". The New York Times.
Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p. 127, {{ISBN. 978-4-10-303731-6

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