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Musan station is a railway station in Musan-ŭp, Musan county, North Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, at the terminus of the Musan Line of the Korean State Railway. The narrow-gauge Paengmu Line from Paegam on the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line also terminates here.[1][page needed]
Musan 무산 | |||||||||||||||
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| Korean name | |||||||||||||||
| Hangul | 무산역 | ||||||||||||||
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| Revised Romanization | Musan-yeok | ||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Musan-yŏk | ||||||||||||||
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| Location | Musan-ŭp, Musan, North Hamgyŏng North Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°13′25″N 129°12′54″E / 42.2237°N 129.2150°E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 15 November 1929 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | yes | ||||||||||||||
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There is a marshalling yard located here.[2]
History edit
It was opened, along with the rest of the Sinch'am–Musan section of the Musan line, on 15 November 1929. On 1 May 1940, an extension to Musan Kangan station was opened, but this was subsequently closed on 1 April 1944.[2]
Services edit
Freight edit
Magnetite ore from the Musan Mining Complex destined for the Kim Chaek Steel Complex, the Ch'ŏngjin Steel Works and the Sŏngjin Steel Complex, along with timber transshipped from the Paengmu Line, forms the majority of outbound freight traffic from Musan station.[2]
Passenger edit
There are two passenger trains known to operate on this line:[1][page needed]
- Express trains 9/10, operating between P'yŏngyang and Musan, runs along the entirety of this line between Komusan and Musan;
- Two daily pairs of local trains, 662/663 and 668/669, operate between here and Chuch'o.
There are also local trains running between here and Ch'ŏngjin at the southern junction of the Hambuk and P'yŏngra lines. Further, there are several daily commuter trains for workers between Musan and Ch'ŏlsong and for students between Musan and Komusan.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道. Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
- ^ a b c d "Hambuk Line". The traffic and geography in North Korea (in Korean).