Chaedok station explained

Chaedŏk
Native Name:재덕
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:재덕역
Mr:Chaedŏk-yŏk
Rr:Chaedeok-yeok
Borough:Kilju,
North Hamgyŏng
Country:North Korea
Opened:1 November 1933
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway

Chaedŏk station is a railway station in Kilju county, North Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

The station, along with the rest of the KiljuHapsu section, was opened by the Government Railways of Chosen (朝鮮総督府鉄道) on 1 November 1933.[2]

On 9 October 2006 an underground nuclear test was conducted at P'unggye-ri in Kilju County, causing the closure of the line for 3–4 months.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),
  2. [Japanese Government Railways]
  3. Web site: 核실험 후 4개월간 길주-혜산 봉쇄. 4 months after the experiment gilju – Hyesan blockade. Daily Chosun.