Musan Kwangsan Line Explained

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Musan Mining Line
Other Name:Musan Kwangsan Line
Native Name:무산광산선 (茂山鑛山線)
Native Name Lang:ko
Type:Heavy rail, Regional rail, Freight rail
Status:Operational
Locale:Musan-gun, North Hamgyŏng
Start:Ch'ŏlsong Ch'ŏngnyŏn
End:Musan Kwangsan
Stations:2
Open:1971
Owner:Korean State Railway
Linelength Km:3.0
Tracks:Single track
Context:north
Hangul:무산광산선
Mr:Musan Kwangsan-sŏn
Rr:Musan Gwangsan-seon

The Musan Kwangsan Line, or Musan Mining Line is a non-electrified freight-only railway line of the Korean State Railway in Musan County, North Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea, running from Ch'ŏlsong on the Musan Line to Musan Kwangsan.[1]

History

The Musan Mining Line was opened by the Korean State Railway in 1971.[2]

Services

Most freight traffic on the line is magnetite from the Musan Mining Complex destined for the Kim Chaek Steel Complex, the Ch'ŏngjin Steel Works, the Sŏngjin Steel Complex and for Namyang Station for export to China.[3]

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) Connections
0.00.0Ch'ŏlsong Ch'ŏngnyŏn철송청년 (鐵松靑年)Chinhwa진화 (珍貨)Musan Line
3.03.0Musan Kwangsan무산광산 (茂山鑛山)

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō)
  2. Choe, Un-sik, 한국의 전통 사회 운송 기구,, pp. 115
  3. The traffic and geography in North Korea: Hambuk Line (in Korean)