Kujang Chongnyon Station

Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn
구장청년
Korean name
Hangul 구장청년역
Hanja 球場青年驛
Revised Romanization Gujang Cheongnyeon-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn-yŏk
General information
Location Kujang-ŭp,
Kujang,
North P'yŏngan Province
North Korea
Coordinates 39°52′14″N 126°01′22″E / 39.8705°N 126.0229°E / 39.8705; 126.0229Coordinates: 39°52′14″N 126°01′22″E / 39.8705°N 126.0229°E / 39.8705; 126.0229
Owned by Korean State Railway
Line(s) Manp'o Line
Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line
P'yŏngdŏk Line
History
Opened 15 October 1933
Electrified yes
Original company Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
Ramjŏn
Manp'o Line
toward Sunch'ŏn
TerminusRyong'am Branch
Terminus
Muksi
toward Kusŏng
Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn LineTerminus
TerminusP'yŏngdŏk Line
Hamga
toward P'yŏngyang

Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn Station is a railway station in Kujang-ŭp, Kujang county, North P'yŏngan province, North Korea. Located on the Manp'o Line of the Korean State Railway, it is an important junction point, being a terminus of the Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line and of the P'yŏngdŏk Line, as well as the starting point of the Ryong'am Branch to Ryong'am.[1]

History

The station, originally called Kujang Station, was opened on 15 October 1933 by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the third section of the Manp'o Line from Kaech'ŏn to Kujang. It received its current name after the establishment of the DPRK.

References

  1. ↑ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6


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