Sohae Kammun 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.

Sŏhae Kammun Line
The Sŏhae Kammun Line crossing the West Sea Barrage;
the swing bridge over the locks is visible.
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
History
Opened24 June 1986
Technical
Line length26.7 km (16.6 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
P'yŏngnam Line to P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn
26.7
 Sillyŏngri
P'yŏngnam Line to P'yŏngyang
19.5
 Sŏhae Kammun
←West Sea
~West Sea Barrage~
Taedong River→
Ok-to Island
Pi-do Island
swing bridge over lock
9.1
 Songgwan
(causeway appx 370 m (1,210 ft))
(bridge appx 130 m (430 ft))
Sŏhaeri Line
0.0
 Ch'ŏlgwang
Ŭnnyul Line
Sohae Kammun Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
서해갑문선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationSeohaegammun-seon
McCune–ReischauerSŏhaegammun-sŏn
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