Kangsŏn station is a major railway station used by passenger and freight trains in Kangch'ŏl-dong, Ch'ŏllima-guyŏk, Namp'o Special City, North Korea, on the P'yŏngnam Line of the Korean State Railway. It is also the starting point of the freight-only Chamjilli Line.[1]

Kangsŏn

강선
Korean name
Hangul
강선역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGangseon-yeok
McCune–ReischauerKangsŏn-yŏk
General information
LocationKangch'ŏl-dong,
Ch'ŏllima-guyŏk,
Namp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi
North Korea
Coordinates38°55′46″N 125°34′40″E / 38.9295°N 125.5778°E / 38.9295; 125.5778
Owned byKorean State Railway
Platforms3 (1 island)
Tracks8
History
Opened1 July 1923
Electrifiedyes
Original companyChosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Taep'yŏng
towards P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngnam Line Kangsŏ
towards Namp'o
Chamjilli
Terminus
Chamjilli Line Terminus

History

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The station was opened on 1 July 1923 by the Chosen Government Railway. The Ch'ŏllima Steel Complex just to the south of the station, one of the DPRK's largest steel mills, is served by this station via an extensive network of trackage on the factory grounds.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 86. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
  2. ^ "북한지역정보겟: 천리마제강연합기업소(千里馬製鋼聯合企業所) North Korean Human Geography: Ch'ŏllima Steel Complex (in Korean)". Retrieved 14 December 2016.