The Munch'ŏnhang Line, or Munch'ŏn Port Line, also known as the Koam Line, is a non-electrified

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line of the

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in Kangwŏn Province,

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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 (

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: 朝鮮無煙炭株式会社, ''Chōsen Muentan Kabushiki Kaisha'',

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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 The Hamgyeong Line was a railway line of the Chosen Government Railway (''Sentetsu'') in Japanese-occupied Korea, running from Wonsan to Sangsambong. Construction began in 1914, and was completed in 1928. The line is now entirely within North Ko ...

(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

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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

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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 Media

Video report on the opening ceremony and inaugural train across the Sŏkchon Bay Bridge (in Korean)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Munchonhang Line Railway lines in North Korea Standard gauge railways in North Korea