Musan Kwangsan Line

Musan Mining Line
Overview
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
Operation
Opened 1971
Owner Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length 3.0 km (1.9 mi)
Number of tracks Single track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Route map
Musan Line
Musan Mining Line Line
3.0 Musan KwangsanMusan Mining Complex
0.0 Ch'ŏlsong Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Musan Kwangsan Line
Chosŏn'gŭl 무산광산선
Hancha
Revised Romanization An'gol-seon
McCune–Reischauer An'gol-sŏn

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
(Total; km)
Distance
(S2S; km)
Station Name
(Transcribed)
Station Name
(Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja))
Former Name
(Transcribed)
Former Name
(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)

References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. Choe, Un-sik, 한국의 전통 사회 운송 기구, ISBN 978-89-7300-728-8, pp. 115
  3. The traffic and geography in North Korea: Hambuk Line (in Korean)

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