Rakch'ŏn station (Korean락천역) is a railway station in Sambang-ri, Sep'o county, Kangwŏn province, North Korea, on the Kangwŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

Rakch'ŏn

락천
Korean name
Hangul
락천역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationNakcheon-yeok
McCune–ReischauerRakch'ŏn-yŏk
General information
LocationSambang-ri,
Sep'o,
Kangwŏn
North Korea
Coordinates38°44′22″N 127°22′25″E / 38.7395°N 127.3736°E / 38.7395; 127.3736
Owned byKorean State Railway
History
Opened16 August 1914
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Tonggari
towards Kowŏn
Kangwŏn Line Sambang
towards P'yŏnggang

Originally called Sambang station (Chosŏn'gŭl: 삼방역; Hanja: 三防驛), the station, along with the rest of the former Kyŏngwŏn Line, was opened by the Japanese on 16 August 1914.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ "경영원칙 > 경영공시 > 영업현황 > 영업거리현황". Korail. Retrieved 2015-09-17.