The railway service was interrupted by the stormy wind and heavy rain which swept the northern part of the country's North Hamgyong Province.

A campaign has been conducted by members of the shock brigade in charge of the Hyesan-Samjiyon railway construction and workers of the Chongjin Railway Bureau, Hoeryong and Kilju railway branch bureaus, the Kim Jong Thae Electric Locomotive Complex, Wonsan Rolling-Stock Complex and other affiliated units under the Ministry of Railways to rebuild the railway.

The reopening of Chongam-Haksong railway section, the longest section in the restoration project, makes it possible to rapidly increase the freight traffic for the recovery efforts.