Musan Kwangsan station explained

Musan Kwangsan
Native Name:무산광산
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:무산광산역
Mr:Musan Kwangsan-yŏk
Rr:Musan Gwangsan-yeok
Borough:Musan-gun, North Hamgyŏng
Country:North Korea
Opened:1971
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway

Musan Kwangsan station is a railway station in Musan County, North Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea. It is the terminus of the freight-only Musan Mining Line of the Korean State Railway's Musan Line.[1]

History

The station, together with the line, was opened in 1971 by the Korean State Railway.[2]

Services

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, is loaded onto trains at this station.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道. January 2007. 93. Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. 978-4-10-303731-6.
  2. Choe, Un-sik, 한국의 전통 사회 운송 기구,, pp. 115
  3. The traffic and geography in North Korea: Hambuk Line (in Korean)