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.
Historyedit
The line was opened on 24 June 1986, after the completion of the West Sea Barrage.[1][2]
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]
Routeedit
A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.
sohae, kammun, line, sŏhae, kammun, line, west, barrage, line, electrified, standard, gauge, secondary, line, korean, state, railway, located, entirely, within, namp, special, city, north, korea, running, from, ŏlgwang, Ŭnnyul, line, sillyŏngri, yŏngnam, 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 Sŏhae Kammun LineThe Sŏhae Kammun Line crossing the West Sea Barrage the swing bridge over the locks is visible OverviewNative name서해갑문선 西海閘門線 StatusOperationalOwnerKorean State RailwayLocaleNamp o tŭkpyŏlsiTerminiCh ŏlgwangSillyŏngriStations4ServiceTypeHeavy rail Passenger amp freight railRegional railOperator s Korean State RailwayHistoryOpened24 June 1986TechnicalLine length26 7 km 16 6 mi Number of tracksSingle trackTrack gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeRoute mapLegend 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 LineChosŏn gŭl서해갑문선Hancha西海閘門線Revised RomanizationSeohaegammun seonMcCune ReischauerSŏhaegammun sŏn Contents 1 Description 2 History 3 Services 4 Route 5 ReferencesDescription edit nbsp 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 editThe line was opened on 24 June 1986 after the completion of the West Sea Barrage 1 2 Services editSee also List of passenger train services in North Korea 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 editA 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 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 LineReferences edit a b Kokubu Hayato 将軍様の鉄道 Shōgun sama no Tetsudō ISBN 978 4 10 303731 6 Kristof Nicholas D 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sohae Kammun Line amp oldid 1209426743, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
