Simridong Station

Simridong
십리동
Simridong Station.
Korean name
Hangul 십리동역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Simnidong-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Simridong-yŏk
General information
Location Simridong-ri,
Manp'o-si,
Chagang Province
North Korea
Coordinates 41°20′37″N 126°25′54″E / 41.3437°N 126.4318°E / 41.3437; 126.4318Coordinates: 41°20′37″N 126°25′54″E / 41.3437°N 126.4318°E / 41.3437; 126.4318
Owned by Korean State Railway
Line(s) Pukpu Line
History
Opened 1959
Electrified yes
Previous names Oktong (옥동)
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
Pukpu Line

Simridong Station is a railway station in Simridong-ri, Manp'o municipal city, Chagang Province, North Korea, on the Pukpu Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

History

The station, originally called Oktong Station, was opened in 1959 by the Korean State Railway, along with the rest of the original Unbong Line from Hyesan to Manp'o; much of this line was absorbed into the Pukpu Line in 1988.[2]

References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p.91 ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. 북부철길 전철화, 동아일보, 1992 January 30


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