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.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),
Description
The Sŏhae Kammun Line runs over the West Sea Barrage; of the total length of the line, over runs over the dam itself. There is a swing bridge of approximately , 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.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p. 127,
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) Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Connections0.00.0 Ch'ŏlgwang 철광 (鉄鑛) Ŭnnyul Line,Sŏhaeri Line9.19.1 Songgwan 송관 (松串) 19.510.4 Sŏhae Kammun(West Sea Barrage) 서해갑문 (西海閘門) 26.77.2 Sillyŏngri 신령리 (新寧里) P'yŏngnam Sindŏk 평남신덕 (平南新德) P'yŏngnam Line
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