The Munch'ŏnhang Line, or Munch'ŏn Port Line, also known as the Koam Line, is a non-electrified
railway
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line of the
Korean State Railway
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History
19 ...
in
Kangwŏn Province,
North Korea
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, connecting
Ongp'yŏng on the
Kangwŏn Line
The Kangwŏn Line is a electrified standard-gauge trunk line of the Korean State Railway of North Korea, connecting Kowŏn on the P'yŏngra Line to P'yŏnggang, providing an east–west connection between the P'yŏngra and Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ich' ...
with
Tapchon.
[Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ]
History
The line was originally opened by the
Chosen Anthracite Company (
Japanese
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: 朝鮮無煙炭株式会社, ''Chōsen Muentan Kabushiki Kaisha'',
Korean
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: 조선 무연탄 주식회사, ''Chosŏn Muyŏnt'an Chusikhoesa'') on 17 December 1943 as a privately owned railway from
Munch'ŏn Station on the
Hamgyŏng Line (now called Ok'pyŏng Station) to
Wŏnsanbukhang Station (now called Koam Station).
[朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 5070, 27 December 1943] Later, the line was extended some time after the
Korean War
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from Koam to Sinhŭng-ri.
An extension from Sinhŭng-ri to a newly developed fishing community at T'apchol-li on the Sŏngjŏn Peninsula, via a causeway and the Sŏkchon Bay Bridge (석전만다리), was opened on 25 May 2018; the opening ceremony included an inspection of the line by
Kim Jong-un
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.
Kim Jong Un Inspects Completed Koam-Tapchon Railways
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Services
This line serves the May 27 Fishery Station at Koam, the October 3 Factory at Sinhŭng-ri, and the fishing community at Tapch'ŏl-li.
Route
A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.
External MediaVideo report on the opening ceremony and inaugural train across the Sŏkchon Bay Bridge (in Korean)
References
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Railway lines in North Korea
Standard-gauge railways in North Korea