Musan Station

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Musan
무산
Korean name
Hangul 무산역
Hanja 茂 山 驛
Revised Romanization Musan-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Musan-yŏk
General information
Location Musan-ŭp, Musan,
North Hamgyŏng
North Korea
Coordinates 42°13′25″N129°12′54″E / 42.2237°N 129.2150°E / 42.2237; 129.2150 Coordinates: 42°13′25″N129°12′54″E / 42.2237°N 129.2150°E / 42.2237; 129.2150
Owned by Korean State Railway
History
Opened 15 November 1929
Electrified yes
Services
Preceding station  Korean State Railway  Following station
Terminus Musan Line
toward  Komusan
Terminus Paengmu Line

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 County County in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea

Musan County is a county in central North Hamgyong province, North Korea. It borders the People's Republic of China to the north, across the Tumen River. It is divided into one ŭp, six labor districts, and fifteen ri. The county seat is the town of Musan, Musan ŭp. Luguo and Dehua are the closest Chinese cities across the river.

North Hamgyong Province Province in Kwanbuk, North Korea

North Hamgyong Province is the northernmost province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Hamgyong Province.

North Korea Sovereign state in East Asia

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, with Pyongyang the capital and the largest city in the country. The name Korea is derived from Goguryeo which was one of the great powers in East Asia during its time, ruling most of the Korean Peninsula, Manchuria, parts of the Russian Far East and Inner Mongolia, under Gwanggaeto the Great. To the north and northwest, the country is bordered by China and by Russia along the Amnok and Tumen rivers; it is bordered to the south by South Korea, with the heavily fortified Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two. Nevertheless, North Korea, like its southern counterpart, claims to be the legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands.

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There is a marshalling yard located here. [2]

History

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

Freight

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

There are two passenger trains known to operate on this line: [1] [ page needed ]

Pyongyang Station railway station

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Chuch'o Station is a railway station in Chucho'o-rodongjagu, Musan county, North Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Musan Line of the Korean State Railway.

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]


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Musan Ch'ŏlsan Station is a railway station in Musan county, North Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Musan Line of the Korean State Railway.

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References

  1. 1 2 Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道. Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. ISBN   978-4-10-303731-6.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Hambuk Line". The traffic and geography in North Korea (in Korean).
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