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)
Status	Operational
Owner	Korean State Railway
Locale	Namp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi
Termini	Ch'ŏlgwang Sillyŏngri
Stations	4
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail Regional rail
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	24 June 1986
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 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

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'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.

References