Native name
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조선무연탄주식회사 朝鮮無煙炭株式会社 |
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Romanized name
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Korean: Joseon Muyeontan Jusikhoesa Japanese: Chōsen Muentan Kabushiki Kaisha |
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Industry | Mining, Railway |
Fate | Abolished |
Founded | 1927 |
Defunct | 1945 |
Headquarters | Korea |
Muncheon Port Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Native name | 문천항선 (Korean: Muncheonhang-seon) 文川港線 (Japanese: Genzankō-sen) |
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Type |
Heavy rail, Regional rail |
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Locale | Gangwon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Termini |
Muncheon Wonsanbukhang |
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Stations | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 17 December 1943 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owner | Chosen Anthracite Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operator(s) | Chosen Anthracite Company Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Line length | 7.4 km (4.6 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of tracks | Single track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Chosen Anthracite Company, Ltd. (Japanese: 朝鮮無煙炭株式会社 Chōsen Muentan Kabushiki Kaisha; Korean: 조선무연탄주식회사 Joseon Muyeontan Jusikhoesa) was a kabushiki kaisha in colonial Korea that operated collieries around Korea, was founded in 1927 by the Mitsubishi zaibatsu of Japan by integrating the anthracite mining operations around Pyongyang, eventually becoming the largest coal-producing company in Korea - 74.9% of the coal distributed in Korea was produced by the Chosen Anthracite Company.
In 1935, majority control of the Chosen Anthracite Company went to the Oriental Development Company (Japanese: Tōyō Takushoku Kabushiki Kaisha), which transformed the Chosen Anthracite Company into a multipurpose company which, in addition to the production and distribution of coal, built and operated ports and railways.
On 17 December 1943 the Chosen Anthracite Company opened a railway line from Muncheon on the Chosen Government Railway's Hamgyeong Line to a port it had constructed at Koam-dong, Muncheon City, Gangwon Province. Named the Muncheon Port Line, it ran 7.4 km (4.6 mi) from Muncheon Station to Wonsan North Port Station.
Following the partition of Korea and the establishment of North Korea, the company was abolished. The Muncheon Port Line, along with all other railway lines in the country, was nationalised on 10 August 1946, becoming part of the Korean State Railway.