Cholsong Chongnyon station explained

Ch'ŏlsong Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Native Name:철송청년
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:철송청년역
Mr:Ch'ŏlsongch'ŏngnyŏn-yŏk
Rr:Cheolsongcheongnyeon-yeok
Borough:Ch'ŏlsong-ri,
Musan,
North Hamgyŏng
Country:North Korea
Opened:15 November 1929
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway
Former:Chinhwa station
Original:Chosen Railway
Coordinates:42.2131°N 129.2958°W

Ch'ŏlsong Ch'ŏngnyŏn station is a railway station in Ch'ŏlsong-ri, Musan county, North Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Musan Line of the Korean State Railway. It is also the starting point of the freight-only Musan Mining Branch to Musan Kwangsan station.[1]

There is a locomotive depot located here.[2]

History

Originally called Chinhwa station (Chosŏn'gŭl: 진화역; Hanja: 珍貨駅), it was opened by the Chosen Railway on 15 November 1929, along with the rest of the Sinch'amMusan section of the Musan Line.[3]

Services

Local passenger trains running between Musan and Ch'ŏngjin on the southern junction of the Hambuk and P'yŏngra lines serve this station, and there are several daily commuter trains for workers between Musan and Ch'ŏlsong and for students between Musan and Komusan.[2] In addition, two daily pairs of local trains, 662/663 and 668/669, operate between Musan and Chuch'o.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道. 93 . Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. 978-4-10-303731-6.
  2. Web site: Traffic and geography in North Korea: Hambuk Line. 북한지리정보: 운수지리 함북선. Korean. Naver.
  3. [Japanese Government Railways]
  4. Book: Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道. 125 . Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. 978-4-10-303731-6.