Chagapyong station explained

Ch'agap'yŏng
Native Name:차가평
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:차가평역
Mr:Ch'agap'yŏng-yŏk
Rr:Chagapyeong-yeok
Address:Manp'o-si,
Chagang Province
Country:North Korea
Line:Pukbunaeryuk Line
Opened:1959
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway

Ch'agap'yŏng station is a railway station in 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]

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p.91
  2. http://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1992013000209215009&edtNo=2&printCount=1&publishDate=1992-01-30&officeId=00020&pageNo=15&printNo=21723&publishType=00020 북부철길 전철화, 동아일보