Ryong'am station is a railway station in Ryongdŭng-rodongjagu, Kujang county, North P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It is the terminus of the Ryong'am Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

Ryong'am

룡암
Korean name
Hangul
룡암역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationRyongam-yeok
McCune–ReischauerRyong'am-yŏk
General information
LocationRyongdŭng-rodongjagu,
Kujang,
North P'yŏngan Province
North Korea
Owned byKorean State Railway
Line(s)Manp'o Line
History
Opened1 April 1934
Electrifiedyes
Previous namesYongdŭng
Original companyChosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Terminus
Ryong'am Line Terminus

History

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The station, originally called Yongdŭng station, was opened on 1 April 1934 by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the Yongdŭng Line (now called Ryong'am Line).

References

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  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  • 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), Kawaguchi Printing Company, Tokyo, p 498