Taptong Station

Taptong
답동
Korean name
Hangul 답동역
Hanja 沓洞驛
Revised Romanization Dapdong-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Taptong-yŏk
General information
Location Taptong-ri,
Tanch'ŏn,
South Hamgyŏng
North Korea
Coordinates 40°30′31″N 128°57′23″E / 40.5085°N 128.9564°E / 40.5085; 128.9564Coordinates: 40°30′31″N 128°57′23″E / 40.5085°N 128.9564°E / 40.5085; 128.9564
Owned by Korean State Railway
History
Opened 30 March 1943
Electrified yes
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
toward Muhak
Kŭmgol Line
toward Yŏhaejin

Taptong Station is a railway station in Taptong-ri, greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway.[1] It was opened on 30 March 1943 along with the rest of the Yŏhaejin - Tongam section of the line.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ↑ The traffic and geography in North Korea: Kŭmgol Line (in Korean)


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