Chuch'o Station

Chuch'o 주초
Korean name
Hangul	주초역
Hanja	朱草驛
Revised Romanization	Jucho-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Chuch'o-yŏk
General information
Location	Chuch'o-rodongjagu, Musan, North Hamgyŏng North Korea
Coordinates	42°11′12″N 129°19′18″E / 42.1868°N 129.3218°ECoordinates: 42°11′12″N 129°19′18″E / 42.1868°N 129.3218°E
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	15 November 1929
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station Ch'ŏlsong Ch'ŏngnyŏn toward Musan Musan Line Sŏp'ungsan toward Komusan

Chuch'o Station is a railway station in Chucho'o-rodongjagu, Musan county, North Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Musan Line of the Korean State Railway.^[1]

It was opened, along with the rest of the Sinch'am-Musan section of the Musan line, on 15 November 1929.

Local passenger trains running between Musan and Ch'ŏngjin on the southern junction of the Hambuk and P'yŏngra lines serve this station, and there are several daily commuter trains for workers and students between Musan and Komusan.^[2] In addition, two daily pairs of local trains, 662/663 and 668/669, operate between Musan and Chuch'o.^[1]

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: Hambuk Line". Naver (in Korean).