Amrokkang station is a freight-only railway station of the Korean State Railway in Hoan, Sup'ung Workers' District, Sakchu County, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea; it is the terminus of the Amrokkang Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

Amrokkang

압록강
Korean name
Hangul
압록강역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationAmnoggang-yeok
McCune–ReischauerAmrokkang-yŏk
General information
LocationHoan,
Sup'ung-rodongjagu,
Sakchu-gun,
North P'yŏngan
North Korea
Coordinates40°27′30″N 124°58′09″E / 40.4582°N 124.9693°E / 40.4582; 124.9693
Owned byKorean State Railway
Tracks2
History
Opened27 September 1939
Electrifiedno
Previous namesSup'ung Hoan
수풍호안 (水豊湖岸)
Original companyPyeongbuk Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Terminus Amrokkang Line Pup'ung
Terminus
Location
Amrokkang is located in North Korea
Amrokkang
Amrokkang
Location within North Korea

History

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Amrokkang station, originally called Sup'ung Hoan station, was opened along with the rest of the Amrokkang Line (then called the Sup'ung Hoan Line) by the P'yŏngbuk Railway on 30 September 1940.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa Nr. 4114, 7 October 1940