Cholgwang station explained

Ch'ŏlgwang
Native Name:철광
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:철광역
Mr:Ch'ŏlgwang-yŏk
Rr:Cheolgwang-yeok
Borough:Ch'ŏlsal-li,
Ŭnnyul-gun,
South Hwanghae
Country:North Korea
Platform:2 (1 island)
Tracks:6
Opened:1963
Owned:Korean State Railway
Original:Korean State Railway
Coordinates:38.5997°N 125.1594°W

Ch'ŏlgwang station is a railway station of the Korean State Railway in Ch'ŏlsal-li, Ŭnnyul County, South Hwanghae Province, North Korea. It is the western terminus of the Ŭnnyul Line and the southern terminus of the Sŏhae Kammun Line; it was also the starting point of the narrow-gauge Sŏhaeri Line.[1]

History

Ch'ŏlgwang station was opened by the Korean State Railway in 1963, along with the rest of the Sugyo–Ch'ŏlgwang section of the Ŭnnyul Line.

Services

Ch'ŏlgwang station is served by regional passenger trains 219/220, to and from Taedonggang, and a local train 361/362, to and from Namp'o.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō). Shogun's railway. 978-4-10-303731-6.