Chagang Samgang station explained

Chagang Samgang
Native Name:자강삼강
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:자강삼강역
Mr:Chagang Samgang-yŏk
Rr:Jagang Samgang-yeok
Address:Samgang-ri,
Manp'o-si,
Chagang Province
Country:North Korea
Coordinates:41.3651°N 126.5001°W
Line:Pukbunaeryuk Line
Opened:1959
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway

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

History

The 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]

When the Unbong Line, having been built to assist with the construction of the Unbong Dam on the Yalu River, was built, a branch from Chagang Samgang to the Chinese side of the construction site was built; the branch was subsequently closed, but the bridge across the Yalu is still there, and the right-of-way on the Chinese side is in use as an unpaved trail.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō). Shogun's Railway. ja. 91. 978-4-10-303731-6.
  2. Web site: 북부철길 전철화, 동아일보. Northern Railway Train, Dong-A Ilbo. January 30, 1992. ko.