Ryongjong Station

Ryongjŏng
룡정
Korean name
Hangul 룡정역
Hanja 龍井驛
Revised Romanization Yongjeong-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Ryongjŏng-yŏk
General information
Location Ryongjŏng,
Ŭnnyul-gun,
South Hwanghae
North Korea
Owned by Korean State Railway
History
Opened 1964
Closed 2002
Original company Korean State Railway
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
TerminusSŏhaeri Line
Ch'ŏngmunch'on
toward Ch'ŏlgwang

Ryongjŏng Station is a railway station of the Korean State Railway in Ryongjŏng, Ŭnnyul County, South Hwanghae Province, North Korea. It was the terminus of the narrow-gauge Sŏhaeri Line.[1] The station and the branch line have been out of use since 2002.[2]

History

Ryongjŏng Station was opened by the Korean State Railway in 1964, along with the rest of the Ch'ŏlgwang—Ryongjŏng branch line.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. 1 2 http://www.farrail.net/pages/trip-reports-engl/report_nk-oct-2004.html

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