Kwangchon Station

Last updated
Kwangch'ŏn
광천
Korean name
Hangul 광천역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Gwangcheon-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Kwangch'ŏn-yŏk
General information
Location Kwangch'ŏn-dong,
Tanch'ŏn,
South Hamgyŏng
North Korea
Coordinates 40°33′43″N128°59′40″E / 40.5619°N 128.9944°E / 40.5619; 128.9944 Coordinates: 40°33′43″N128°59′40″E / 40.5619°N 128.9944°E / 40.5619; 128.9944
Owned by Korean State Railway
History
Opened 30 March 1943
Electrified yes
Services
Preceding station  Korean State Railway  Following station
toward  Muhak
Kŭmgol Line
toward  Yŏhaejin

Kwangch'ŏn Station is a railway station in Kwangch'ŏn-dong, greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway. [1] It was opened on 30 March 1943 along with the rest of the YŏhaejinTongam section of the line; [2] the station was originally called Ryongjam Station (Chosōn'gŭl: 룡잠역; Hanja: 龍岑驛), receiving its current name after the establishment of the DPRK. [3]

Tanchon Municipal City in South Hamgyong Province, North Korea

Tanch'ŏn is a port city in northeastern South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It has a population of approximately 360,000. Tanch'ŏn borders the Sea of Japan, into which the Namdae River flows.

South Hamgyong Province Province in Kwannam, North Korea

South Hamgyong Province is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Hamgyong Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its capital is Hamhung.

North Korea Sovereign state in East Asia

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, with Pyongyang the capital and the largest city in the country. The name Korea is derived from Goguryeo which was one of the great powers in East Asia during its time, ruling most of the Korean Peninsula, Manchuria, parts of the Russian Far East and Inner Mongolia, under Gwanggaeto the Great. To the north and northwest, the country is bordered by China and by Russia along the Amnok and Tumen rivers; it is bordered to the south by South Korea, with the heavily fortified Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two. Nevertheless, North Korea, like its southern counterpart, claims to be the legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands.

Related Research Articles

Ryongchon Station

Ryongch'ŏn Station is a railway station in Ryongch'ŏn-ŭp, Ryongch'ŏn County, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea. It is the junction point of the P'yŏngŭi and Tasado lines of the Korean State Railway.

Kumgol Line

The Kŭmgol Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the North Korean State Railway running from Yŏhaejin on the P'yŏngra Line to Muhak. Located entirely in Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng - one of the DPRK's most important mining areas - freight trains moving ore from the mines on the line to the P'yŏngra Line form the bulk of the line's traffic.

Yŏhaejin Station is a railway station in greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. Located on the P'yŏngra Line of the Korean State Railway, it is also the starting point of the Kŭmgol Line. The station was opened in 1924.

Ch'ŏn'gok Station is a railway halt in greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway. It was opened on 30 March 1943 along with the rest of the Yŏhaejin - Tongam section of the line.

Taptong Station is a railway station in Taptong-ri, greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway. It was opened on 30 March 1943 along with the rest of the Yŏhaejin - Tongam section of the line.

Tongdŏk Station is a railway station in greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway. It was opened on 30 March 1943 along with the rest of the Yŏhaejin - Tongam section of the line. Originally called Hamnam Kwangch'ŏn Station, it received its current name in 1945.

Tongam Station is a railway station in Tongam-dong, greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway. It was opened on 30 March 1943 along with the rest of the Yŏhaejin–Tongam section of the line.

Such'on Station is a railway station in greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway. It was opened on 4 December 1943 along with the rest of the Tongam - Paekkŭmsan section of the line.

Sinp'yŏng Station is a railway halt in Sinp'yŏng-ri, greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway. It was opened on 4 December 1943 along with the rest of the Tongam–Paekkŭmsan section of the line.

Rip'a Station is a railway station in Rip'a-ri, greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway. It was opened on 4 December 1943 along with the rest of the Tongam - Paekkŭmsan section of the line.

Sinjŭngsan Station is a railway station in Chŭngsal-li, greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway. It was opened on 4 December 1943 along with the rest of the Tongam - Paekkŭmsan section of the line.

Tonsan Station is a railway station in Tonsal-li, greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway. It was opened on 4 December 1943 along with the rest of the Tongam - Paekkŭmsan section of the line; the station was originally called Hamnam Unsong Station, receiving its current name after the establishment of the DPRK.

Paekkŭmsan Station is a railway station in Paekkŭmsan-dong, greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway. It was opened on 4 December 1943 along with the rest of the Tongam - Paekkŭmsan section of the line; the station was originally called Yongyang Station, receiving its current name after the establishment of the DPRK.

Kŭmgol Station is a railway station in Kŭmgol 1-dong, greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway. It was opened in 1961.

Sindŏk Station is a railway station in Sindŏng-ri, greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway. It was opened sometime after 1988 along with the rest of the Kŭmgol - Muhak section of the line.

Taesin Station is a railway station in Taesin-dong, greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway. It was opened sometime after 1988 along with the rest of the Kŭmgol–Muhak section of the line.

Taehŭng Station is a railway station in Taehŭng 1-dong, greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway. It was opened sometime after 1988 along with the rest of the Kŭmgol - Muhak section of the line.

Muhak Station is a railway station in Muhak-tong, greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway. It was opened sometime after 1988 along with the rest of the Kŭmgol - Muhak section of the line.

Ongp'yŏng Station is a railway station in Ongp'yŏng-dong, greater Munch'ŏn city, Kangwŏn province, North Korea, on the Kangwŏn Line of the Korean State Railway; it is also the starting point of the Munch'ŏn Port Line to Koam.

Koam Station is a railway station in Koam-dong, greater Munch'ŏn city, Kangwŏn province, North Korea, on the Munch'ŏn Port Line of the Korean State Railway; the branchline connects to the Kangwŏn Line at Okp'yŏng.

References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN   978-4-10-303731-6
  2. The traffic and geography in North Korea: Kŭmgol Line (in Korean)
  3. 朝鮮総督部官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor–General of Korea), Shōwa No. 4854, 9 April 1943 (in Japanese)