Chajak Station

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Chajak
자작
Korean name
Hangul 자작역
Hanja 自 作 驛
Revised Romanization Jajag-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Chajak-yŏk
General information
Location Chajak-tong,
Kaech'ŏn-si,
South P'yŏngan Province
North Korea
Coordinates 39°48′48″N125°58′03″E / 39.8134°N 125.9675°E / 39.8134; 125.9675 Coordinates: 39°48′48″N125°58′03″E / 39.8134°N 125.9675°E / 39.8134; 125.9675
Owned by Korean State Railway
Line(s) Manp'o Line
Kaech'ŏn Colliery Line
History
Opened 15 October 1933
Electrified yes
Original company Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station  Korean State Railway  Following station
Manp'o Line
toward  Sunch'ŏn
Terminus Kaech'ŏn Colliery Line
Terminus

Chajak Station is a railway station in Chajak-tong, Kaech'ŏn municipal city, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea on the Manp'o Line of the Korean State Railway; it is also the starting point of the Kaech'ŏn Colliery Line to Chŏnjin. [1]

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History

The station was opened on 15 October 1933 by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the third section of the Manp'o Line from Kaech'ŏn to Kujang.

Chosen Government Railway

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References

  1. ↑ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN   978-4-10-303731-6


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