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Sohae Kammun Line

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Native name
  
서해갑문선(西海閘門線)

Locale
  
Namp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi

Stations
  
4

Status
  
Operational

Termini
  
Ch'ŏlgwang Sillyŏng-ri

Owner
  
Korean State Railway

Sohae Kammun Line

Type
  
Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail Regional rail

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 via the West Sea Barrage.

Contents

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'olgwang, runs on the entirety of this line between Sillyŏngri and Ch'ŏlgwang.

Route

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

References

Sohae Kammun Line Wikipedia