Chagapyong station

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

Ch'agap'yŏng

차가평
A view of the Ch'agap'yŏng cement factory at Ch'agap'yŏng station
Korean name
Hangul
차가평역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationChagapyeong-yeok
McCune–ReischauerCh'agap'yŏng-yŏk
General information
LocationManp'o-si,
Chagang Province
North Korea
Coordinates41°10′48″N 126°17′32″E / 41.18000°N 126.29222°E / 41.18000; 126.29222
Owned byKorean State Railway
Line(s)Pukbunaeryuk Line
History
Opened1959
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Terminus
Pukbunaeryuk Line Mun'ak

History edit

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]

References edit

  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