Ch'ŏn'gok station is a railway halt 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 YŏhaejinTongam section of the line.[2]

Ch'ŏn'gok

천곡
Korean name
Hangul
천곡역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationCheon-gok-yeok
McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏn'gok-yŏk
General information
LocationTanch'ŏn,
South Hamgyŏng
North Korea
Coordinates40°28′53″N 128°59′20″E / 40.4813°N 128.9888°E / 40.4813; 128.9888
Owned byKorean State Railway
Platforms1
Tracks1
History
Opened30 March 1943
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Taptong
towards Muhak
Kumgol Line Yŏhaejin
Terminus

References edit

  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)