Chajak station explained

Chajak
Native Name:자작
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:자작역
Mr:Chajak-yŏk
Rr:Jajag-yeok
Address:Chajak-tong,
Kaech'ŏn-si,
South P'yŏngan Province
Country:North Korea
Coordinates:39.8134°N 125.9675°W
Line:Manp'o Line
Kaech'ŏn Colliery Line
Opened:15 October 1933
Original:Chosen Government Railway
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway
Map Type:North Korea

Chajak station is a railway station in Chajak-tong, Kaech'ŏn municipal city, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea on the Manp'o Line of the Korean State Railway; it is also the starting point of the Kaech'ŏn Colliery Line to Chŏnjin.[1]

History

The station was opened on 15 October 1933 by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the third section of the Manp'o Line from Kaech'ŏn to Kujang.

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),