Pongchon station
Pongch'ŏn 봉천 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Korean name | ||||||||||||||||
| Hangul | 봉천역 | |||||||||||||||
| Hanja | ||||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Bongcheon-yeok | |||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Pongch'ŏn-yŏk | |||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pongch'ŏn-dong, Kaech'ŏn-si, South P'yŏngan Province North Korea | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°47′01″N 125°56′33″E / 39.7835°N 125.9424°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Korean State Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Manp'o Line | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 15 October 1933 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | yes | |||||||||||||||
| Original company | Chosen Government Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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.
References
[edit]- ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
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