Ch'aryŏng station is a railway station in Puryŏng county, North Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Musan Line of the Korean State Railway.[1][page needed]

Ch'aryŏng

차령
Korean name
Hangul
차령역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationCharyeong-yeok
McCune–ReischauerCh'aryŏng-yŏk
General information
LocationPuryŏng,
North Hamgyŏng
North Korea
Coordinates42°09′39″N 129°33′19″E / 42.1607°N 129.5554°E / 42.1607; 129.5554
Owned byKorean State Railway
History
Opened20 August 1927
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Kŭmp'ae
towards Musan
Musan Line P'yemusan
towards Komusan

It was opened, along with the rest of the KomusanSinch'am section of the Musan line, on 20 August 1927.

Local passenger trains running between Musan and Ch'ŏngjin on the southern junction of the Hambuk and P'yŏngra lines serve this station, and there are several daily commuter trains for workers and students between Musan and Komusan.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道. Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
  2. ^ "북한지리정보: 운수지리 함북선" [Traffic and geography in North Korea: Hambuk Line]. Naver (in Korean).