Rimto station

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Rimt'o

림토
Hui Shan Man Pu Qing Nian Tie Lu Yan Pu Zhan Pukpu Line (Hyesan Manpho Chongnyon Line) rimupoYi  (rimutoYi ) rimpoyeog (rimtoyeog) Rimpo (Rimto) - panoramio.jpg
Rimt'o station
Korean name
Hangul
림토역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Rimto-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Rimt'o-yŏk
General information
Location Manp'o-si,
Chagang Province
North Korea
Coordinates 41°19′07″N126°24′15″E / 41.3185°N 126.4042°E / 41.3185; 126.4042
Owned by Korean State Railway
Line(s) Pukbunaeryuk Line
History
Opened1959
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station DPRKRailway -vector.svg Korean State Railway Following station
Yonpo Pukbunaeryuk Line Simridong

Rimt'o station is a railway station in Manp'o municipal city, Chagang Province, North Korea, on the Pukbunaeryuk Line of the Korean State Railway. [1]

History

The station was opened in 1959 by the Korean State Railway, along with the rest of the original Unbong Line from Hyesan to Manp'o; much of this line was absorbed into the Pukpu Line in 1988. [2]

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References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p.91 ISBN   978-4-10-303731-6
  2. 북부철길 전철화, 동아일보, 1992 January 30