Musan station

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
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	42.2237°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 Musan Ch'ŏlsan towards Komusan Paengmu Line Namch'on towards Paegam Ch'ŏngnyŏn

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]}

• 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

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