Pongchon Station

Pongch'ŏn
봉천
Korean name
Hangul 봉천역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Bongcheon-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Pongch'ŏn-yŏk
General information
Location Pongch'ŏn-dong,
Kaech'ŏn-si,
South P'yŏngan Province
North Korea
Coordinates 39°47′01″N 125°56′33″E / 39.7835°N 125.9424°E / 39.7835; 125.9424Coordinates: 39°47′01″N 125°56′33″E / 39.7835°N 125.9424°E / 39.7835; 125.9424
Owned by Korean State Railway
Line(s) Manp'o Line
History
Opened 15 October 1933
Electrified yes
Original company Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
Manp'o Line
Wŏlli
toward Sunch'ŏn
TerminusPongch'ŏn Colliery Branch
Terminus

Pongch'ŏn Station is a railway station in Pongch'ŏn-dong, Kaech'ŏn municipal city, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea on the Manp'o Line of the Korean State Railway; it is also the starting point of the Pongch'ŏn Colliery Branch to Pongch'ŏn T'an'gwang.[1]

History

The 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.

References

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


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