Chongok station explained

Ch'ŏn'gok
Native Name:천곡
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:천곡역
Mr:Ch'ŏn'gok-yŏk
Rr:Cheon-gok-yeok
Borough:Tanch'ŏn,
South Hamgyŏng
Country:North Korea
Platform:1
Tracks:1
Opened:30 March 1943
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway
Coordinates:40.4813°N 128.9888°W

Ch'ŏn'gok station is a railway halt in greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway.[1] It was opened on 30 March 1943 along with the rest of the YŏhaejinTongam section of the line.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),
  2. The traffic and geography in North Korea: Kŭmgol Line (in Korean)