Munchon Station

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Munch'ŏn
문천
Korean name
Hangul 문천역
Hanja 文 川 驛
Revised Romanization Muncheon-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Munch'ŏn-yŏk
General information
Location Munch'ŏn-dong,
Munch'ŏn-si,
Kangwŏn
North Korea
Coordinates 39°14′05″N127°21′19″E / 39.2346°N 127.3553°E / 39.2346; 127.3553 Coordinates: 39°14′05″N127°21′19″E / 39.2346°N 127.3553°E / 39.2346; 127.3553
Owned by Korean State Railway
History
Opened 1 August 1915
Electrified yes
Services
Preceding station  Korean State Railway  Following station
toward  Kowŏn
Kangwŏn Line
toward  P'yŏnggang

Munch'ŏn Station (Chosŏn'gŭl : 문천역) is a railway station in Munch'ŏn-dong, greater Munch'ŏn city, Kangwŏn province, North Korea, on the Kangwŏn Line of the Korean State Railway. [1] [ page needed ] Originally called Munp'yŏng Station (Chosŏn'gŭl: 문평역; Hanja: 文坪驛), the station, along with the rest of the Okp'yŏng–Wŏnsan section of the former Hamgyŏng Line, was opened by the Japanese on 1 August 1915. [2] It received its current name after the establishment of the DPRK.

Hangul Native alphabet of the Korean language

The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, has been used to write the Korean language since its creation in the 15th century by King Sejong the Great. It may also be written as Hangeul following the standard Romanization.

Munchon Municipal City in Kangwon Province, North Korea

Munch'ŏn is a North Korean city located in Kangwŏn Province. It lies on the coast of the Sea of Japan and borders Wonsan.

Kangwon Province (North Korea) Province in North Korea

Kangwon Province is a province of North Korea, with its capital at Wŏnsan. Before the division of Korea in 1945, Kangwŏn Province and its South Korean neighbour Gangwon Province formed a single province that excluded Wŏnsan.

This station serves the Munp'yŏng smelter and the May 18th Works factory. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道. Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. ISBN   978-4-10-303731-6.
  2. ↑ Japanese Government Railways (1937). 鉄道停車場一覧 昭和12年10月1日現在[The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Kawaguchi Printing Company. pp. 498–501, 504–505.
  3. ↑ "Kangwŏn Line". The traffic and geography in North Korea (in Korean).


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