Pongch'ŏn T'an'gwang station (Pongch'ŏn Colliery station) is a railway station in Pongch'ŏn-dong, Kaech'ŏn municipal city, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It is the terminus of the Pongch'ŏn Colliery Line of the Korean State Railway, serving a major anthracite mine.[1]
Pongch'ŏn Colliery 봉천탄광 | |||||||||||
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| Korean name | |||||||||||
| Hangul | 봉천탄광역 | ||||||||||
| Hanja | |||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Bongcheon Tan'gwang-yeok | ||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Pongch'ŏn T'an'gwang-yŏk | ||||||||||
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| Location | Pongch'ŏn-dong, Kaech'ŏn-si, South P'yŏngan Province North Korea | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°46′31″N 125°57′27″E / 39.7754°N 125.9575°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Manp'o Line | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 October 1933 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | yes | ||||||||||
| Original company | Chosen Government Railway | ||||||||||
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History edit
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 edit
- ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
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