Kujang Chongnyon Station

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Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn
구장청년
Korean name
Hangul 구장청년역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Gujang Cheongnyeon-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn-yŏk
General information
Location Kujang-ŭp,
Kujang,
North P'yŏngan Province
North Korea
Coordinates 39°52′14″N126°01′22″E / 39.8705°N 126.0229°E / 39.8705; 126.0229 Coordinates: 39°52′14″N126°01′22″E / 39.8705°N 126.0229°E / 39.8705; 126.0229
Owned by Korean State Railway
Line(s) Manp'o Line
Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line
P'yŏngdŏk 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 Ryong'am Line
Terminus
toward  Kusŏng
Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line Terminus
Terminus P'yŏngdŏk Line
toward  P'yŏngyang

Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn Station is a railway station in Kujang-ŭp, Kujang county, North P'yŏngan province, North Korea. Located on the Manp'o Line of the Korean State Railway, it is an important junction point, being a terminus of the Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line, the P'yŏngdŏk Line, and the Ryong'am Line. [1]

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History

The station, originally called Kujang 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. It received its current name after the establishment of the DPRK.

Chosen Government Railway

The Chosen Government Railway was a state-owned railway company in Korea under Japanese rule. It was a department of the Railway Bureau of the Government-General of Korea, whose functions were the management and operation of railways in Korea, as well as the supervision of privately owned railway companies.

Kaech'ŏn Station is a railway station in 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 Line to Sinanju, of the Choyang Colliery Line to Choyang Colliery and the Chunhyŏk Line to Chunhyŏngri.

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References

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