Cholgwang Station

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Ch'ŏlgwang
철광
Korean name
Hangul 철광역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Cheolgwang-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Ch'ŏlgwang-yŏk
General information
Location Ch'ŏlsal-li,
Ŭnnyul-gun,
South Hwanghae
North Korea
Coordinates 38°35′58″N125°09′32″E / 38.5994°N 125.1589°E / 38.5994; 125.1589 Coordinates: 38°35′58″N125°09′32″E / 38.5994°N 125.1589°E / 38.5994; 125.1589
Owned by Korean State Railway
Platforms 2 (1 island)
Tracks 6
History
Opened 1963
Original company Korean State Railway
Services
Preceding station  Korean State Railway  Following station
Terminus Ŭnnyul Line
toward  Ŭnp'a
toward  Ryongjŏng
Sŏhaeri Line Terminus
toward  Sillyŏngri
Sŏhae Kammun Line Terminus

Ch'ŏlgwang Station is a railway station of the Korean State Railway in Ch'ŏlsal-li, Ŭnnyul County, South Hwanghae Province, North Korea. It is the western terminus of the Ŭnnyul Line and the southern terminus of the Sŏhae Kammun Line; it was also the starting point of the narrow-gauge Sŏhaeri Line. [1]

Korean State Railway

The Korean State Railway is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and has its headquarters at P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Jang Hyuk, who has held the position since 2015.

Unnyul County County in South Hwanghae Province, North Korea

Ŭnnyul County (은률군) is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. The county is called by the name Eunyul (은율) in South Korea, due to the pronunciation differences between Northern and Southern Korean dialects.

South Hwanghae Province Province in Haeso, North Korea

South Hwanghae Province is a province in western North Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North and South Hwanghae. The provincial capital is Haeju.

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History

Ch'ŏlgwang Station was opened by the Korean State Railway in 1963, along with the rest of the Sugyo–Ch'ŏlgwang section of the Ŭnnyul Line.

Sugyo Station is a railway station in Sugyo-ri, Samch'ŏn County, South Hwanghae Province, North Korea, on the Ŭnnyul Line of the Korean State Railway. It is also the northern terminus of the Changyŏn Line.

Services

Ch'ŏlgwang Station is served by regional passenger trains 219/220, to and from Taedonggang, and a local train 361/362, to and from Namp'o. [1]

Taedonggang Station is a railway station located in P'yŏngyang, North Korea. It is located on the south bank of the Taedong River at the junction of the P'yŏngbu and P'yŏngdŏk lines.

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Unnyul Line

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References

  1. 1 2 Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN   978-4-10-303731-6