Munchonhang Line

Munch'ŏn Port Line
Overview
Other name(s)	Koam Line 고암선 (庫岩線)
Native name	문천항선 (文川港線)
Type	Heavy rail, Freight rail Regional rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Kangwŏn
Termini	Okpy'ŏng Tapch'on
Stations	3
Operation
Opened	17 December 1943 (Okp'yŏng–Koam) ? (Koam–Sinhŭng-ri) 25 May 2018 (Sinhŭng-ri–Tapch'ŏn)
Owner	Chosen Anthracite Co. Railway (1943–1945) Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Technical
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map T'apchon East Sea October 3 Factory Sinhŭng-ri port Sinhŭng-ri Kosŏng-ri Kangwŏn Line towards Kowŏn 7.4 KoamMay 27 Fishery Station 0.0 Okp'yŏng Kangwŏn Line towards Wŏnsan

The Munch'ŏnhang Line, or Munch'ŏn Port Line, also known as the Koam Line, is a non-electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in Kangwŏn Province, North Korea, connecting Ongp'yŏng on the Kangwŏn Line with T'apchon.^[1]

History

The line was originally opened by the Chosen Anthracite Company (Japanese: 朝鮮無煙炭株式会社, Chōsen Muentan Kabushiki Kaisha, Korean: 조선 무연탄 주식회사, Chosŏn Muyŏnt'an Chusikhoesa) on 17 December 1943 as a privately owned railway from Munch'ŏn Station on the Hamgyŏng Line (now called Ok'pyŏng Station) to Wŏnsanbukhang Station (now called Koam Station).^[2] Later, the line was extended some time after the Korean War from Koam to Sinhŭng-ri.

An extension from Sinhŭng-ri to a newly developed fishing community at T'apchol-li on the Sŏngjŏn Peninsula, via a causeway across Sŏkchon Bay, was opened on 25 May 2018; the opening ceremony included an inspection of the line by Kim Jong-un.^[3]

Services

This line serves the May 27 Fishery Station at Koam, the October 3 Factory at Sinhŭng-ri, and the fishing community at Tapch'ŏl-li.

Route

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

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