Cholgwang Station

Ch'ŏlgwang
철광
Korean name
Hangul 철광역
Hanja 鉄鉱驛
Revised Romanization Cheolgwang-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Ch'ŏlgwang-yŏk
General information
Location Ch'ŏlsal-li,
Ŭnnyul-gun,
South Hwanghae
North Korea
Coordinates 38°35′58″N 125°09′32″E / 38.5994°N 125.1589°E / 38.5994; 125.1589Coordinates: 38°35′58″N 125°09′32″E / 38.5994°N 125.1589°E / 38.5994; 125.1589
Owned by Korean State Railway
Platforms 2 (1 island)
Tracks 6
History
Opened 1963
Original company Korean State Railway
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
TerminusŬnnyul Line
Kŭmsanp'o
toward Ŭnp'a
Sŏhaeri
toward Ryongjŏng
Sŏhaeri LineTerminus
Songgwan
toward Sillyŏngri
Sŏhae Kammun LineTerminus

Ch'ŏlgwang Station is a railway station of the Korean State Railway in Ch'ŏlsal-li, Ŭnnyul County, South Hwanghae Province, North Korea. It is the western terminus of the Ŭnnyul Line and the southern terminus of the Sŏhae Kammun Line; it was also the starting point of the narrow-gauge Sŏhaeri Line.[1]

History

Ch'ŏlgwang Station was opened by the Korean State Railway in 1963, along with the rest of the Sugyo–Ch'ŏlgwang section of the Ŭnnyul Line.

Services

Ch'ŏlgwang Station is served by regional passenger trains 219/220, to and from Taedonggang, and a local train 361/362, to and from Namp'o.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6


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