Chongok Station

Ch'ŏn'gok
천곡
Korean name
Hangul 천곡역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Cheon-gok-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Ch'ŏn'gok-yŏk
General information
Location Tanch'ŏn,
South Hamgyŏng
North Korea
Coordinates 40°28′53″N 128°59′20″E / 40.4813°N 128.9888°E / 40.4813; 128.9888Coordinates: 40°28′53″N 128°59′20″E / 40.4813°N 128.9888°E / 40.4813; 128.9888
Owned by Korean State Railway
History
Opened 30 March 1943
Electrified yes
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
toward Muhak
Kŭmgol Line
Terminus

Ch'ŏn'gok Station is a railway station in 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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