Kalma station (Korean갈마역) is a railway station in Kalma-dong, an industrial neighbourhood in the eastern part of Wŏnsan city, Kangwŏn province, North Korea, on the Kangwŏn Line of the Korean State Railway. It is also the start of the Wŏnsanhang Line to Wŏnsan Port.[1]

Kalma

갈마
Korean name
Hangul
갈마역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGalma-yeok
McCune–ReischauerKalma-yŏk
General information
LocationKalma-dong,
Wŏnsan-si,
Kangwŏn
North Korea
Coordinates39°08′36″N 127°28′01″E / 39.1434°N 127.4670°E / 39.1434; 127.4670
Owned byKorean State Railway
Platforms3 (1 island)
Tracks9 through,
3 + 6 stub
History
Opened16 August 1914
Electrifiedyes
Original companyChosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Wŏnsan
towards Kowŏn
Kangwŏn Line Paehwa
towards P'yŏnggang
Terminus Wŏnsan Port Line Wŏnsanhang
Terminus

Kalma station handles freight traffic destined for and shipped from Wŏnsan city,[2] and serves several large industries, including the 4 June Rolling Stock Works, which is one of the DPRK's largest railway equipment factories.[3]

The station, along with the rest of the former Kyŏngwŏn Line, was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 16 August 1914.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p.90 ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ The traffic and geography in North Korea: Kangwŏn Line (in Korean)
  3. ^ "潮起潮落:【原创】朝鲜铁路机车车辆概况一览分页 第1页". Cchere.com. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  4. ^ "경영원칙 > 경영공시 > 영업현황 > 영업거리현황". Korail. Retrieved 2015-09-17.