Pongchon station

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Pongch'ŏn

봉천
Korean name
Hangul
봉천역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Bongcheon-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Pongch'ŏn-yŏk
General information
LocationPongch'ŏn-dong,
Kaech'ŏn-si,
South P'yŏngan Province
North Korea
Coordinates 39°47′01″N125°56′33″E / 39.7835°N 125.9424°E / 39.7835; 125.9424
Owned by Korean State Railway
Line(s) Manp'o Line
History
Opened15 October 1933
Electrifiedyes
Original company Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station DPRKRailway -vector.svg Korean State Railway Following station
Chajak Manp'o Line Wŏlli
towards Sunch'ŏn
Terminus Pongch'ŏn Colliery Line Pongch'ŏn T'an'gwang
Terminus

Pongch'ŏn station is a railway station in Pongch'ŏn-dong, 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 Pongch'ŏn Colliery Line to Pongch'ŏn Colliery. [1]

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.

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References

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