Musan Kwangsan station
Musan Kwangsan 무산광산 | |||||||||||
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| Korean name | |||||||||||
| Hangul | 무산광산역 | ||||||||||
| Hanja | |||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Musan Gwangsan-yeok | ||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Musan Kwangsan-yŏk | ||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Musan-gun, North Hamgyŏng North Korea | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1971 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Musan Kwangsan station is a railway station in Musan County, North Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea. It is the terminus of the freight-only Musan Mining Line of the Korean State Railway's Musan Line.[1]
History[edit]
The station, together with the line, was opened in 1971 by the Korean State Railway.[2]
Services[edit]
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, is loaded onto trains at this station.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Kokubu, Hayato (January 2007). 将軍様の鉄道. Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 93. 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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