Choyang Tangwang Station

Choyang Colliery
조양탄광
Korean name
Hangul 조양탄광역
Hanja 朝陽炭鉱驛
Revised Romanization Joyang Tan'gwang-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Choyang T'an'gwang-yŏk
General information
Location Choyang-dong,
Kaech'ŏn-si,
South P'yŏngan Province
North Korea
Owned by Korean State Railway
Line(s) Manp'o Line
History
Opened 13 May 1916
Electrified yes
Original company Mitsui Mining Railway (to 1927)
Kaech'ŏn Light Railway (to 1932)
Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
Sŏkkan
toward Kaech'ŏn
Choyang Colliery LineTerminus

Choyang T'an'gwang Station (Choyang Colliery Station) is a railway station in Choyang-dong, Kaech'ŏn municipal city, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It is the terminus of the Choyang Colliery Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

History

The station was opened on 13 May 1916 by the Mitsui Mining Railway, which became the Kaech'ŏn Light Railway in 1927; the Kaech'ŏn Light Railway was subsequently taken over by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 November 1932.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ↑ 朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 1741, 26 October 1932 (in Japanese)

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.