Kowon Station

Kowon Station
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Gowon-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Kowŏn-yŏk

Kowon Station is the central railway station for Kowon County, North Korea. It is the junction where the Pyongra Line, which connects Pyongyang to Rason, meets the Kangwon Line, which runs from Kowon to Pyonggang.

History

The station was opened by the Japanese in the early 1900s as Kōgen Station, and was located on the Hamgyong Line, now split between the Pyongra and Kangwon Lines.

Coordinates: 39°26′24″N 127°14′58″E / 39.44000°N 127.24944°E