Posan station explained

Posan
Native Name:보산
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:보산역
Mr:Posan-nyŏk
Rr:Bosan-nyeok
Borough:Posan-dong,
Ch'ŏllima-guyŏk,
Namp'o
Country:North Korea
Tracks:4
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway

Posan station is a freight-only railway station in Posan-dong, Ch'ŏllima-guyŏk, Namp'o Special City, North Korea. It is the terminus of the Posan Line from Kangsŏ on the P'yŏngnam Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

Services

The primary function of this station is to provide rail service, via several sidings, to the April 13 Ironworks, which produces pig iron; all of the output is shipped to the Ch'ŏllima Steel Complex a short distance away at Kangsŏn on the P'yŏngnam Line, whilst using raw materials received from all over the western part of the country.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道. January 2007. 86. Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. 978-4-10-303731-6.
  2. Web site: 4월13일제철소(四月十三日製鐵所) (in Korean). Staff. 14 December 2016.