Musan Kwangsan Line
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]
| Musan Mining Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other name(s) | Musan Kwangsan Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Native name | 무산광산선 (茂山鉱山線) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | Heavy rail, Regional rail, Freight rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Operational | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Musan-gun, North Hamgyŏng | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Termini | Ch'ŏlsong Ch'ŏngnyŏn Musan Kwangsan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stations | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Korean State Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line length | 3.0 km (1.9 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of tracks | Single track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Musan Kwangsan Line | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 무산광산선 |
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| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Musan Gwangsan-seon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Musan Kwangsan-sŏn |
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 | ||||
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| Total | S2S | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Connections |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | Ch'ŏlsong Ch'ŏngnyŏn | 철송청년 (鉄松青年) | Chinhwa | 진화 (珍貨) | Musan Line |
| 3.0 | 3.0 | Musan Kwangsan | 무산광산 (茂山鉱山) | |||
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References
- Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
- Choe, Un-sik, 한국의 전통 사회 운송 기구, ISBN 978-89-7300-728-8, pp. 115
- The traffic and geography in North Korea: Hambuk Line (in Korean)
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