Simridong station

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Simridong

십리동
Pukpu Line (Hyesan Manpho Chongnyon Line) okutonYi  (Shi Li Dong Yi ) ogdongyeog (sibridongyeog) Oktong (Simridong) Shi Li Dong Zhan  - panoramio.jpg
Simridong station
Korean name
Hangul
십리동역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Simnidong-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Simridong-yŏk
General information
LocationSimridong-ri,
Manp'o-si,
Chagang Province
North Korea
Coordinates 41°20′37″N126°25′54″E / 41.3437°N 126.4318°E / 41.3437; 126.4318
Owned by Korean State Railway
Line(s) Pukbunaeryuk Line
History
Opened1959
Electrifiedyes
Previous namesOktong (옥동)
Services
Preceding station DPRKRailway -vector.svg Korean State Railway Following station
Rimt'o Pukbunaeryuk Line Chagang Samgang

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

History

The station, originally called Oktong 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