Kumsaeng station

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Kŭmsaeng station is a railway station in Kŭmsaeng-ri, greater Hoeryŏng city, North Hamgyŏng, North Korea, on the Hambuk Line of the Korean State Railway.[1][page needed]

Kŭmsaeng

금생
Kŭmsaeng station
Korean name
Hangul
금생역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGeumsaeng-yeok
McCune–ReischauerKŭmsaeng-yŏk
General information
LocationKŭmsaeng-ri,
Hoeryŏng-si, North Hamgyŏng
North Korea
Coordinates42°28′42″N 129°44′45″E / 42.4782°N 129.7459°E / 42.4782; 129.7459
Owned byKorean State Railway
History
Opened5 January 1920
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Koryŏngjin
towards Rajin
Hambuk Line Hoeryŏng Ch'ŏngnyŏn

History

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It was opened by the Tomun Railway Company on 5 January 1920, together with the rest of the Hoeryŏng-Sangsambong section of their line (Hoeryŏng-Tonggwanjin), which on 1 April 1929 was nationalised and became the West Tomun Line of the Chosen Government Railway.[2][page needed]

References

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  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
  2. ^ Japanese Government Railways (1937). 鉄道停車場一覧 昭和12年10月1日現在 [The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Kawaguchi Printing Company.