Choyang Tangwang station explained

Choyang Colliery
Native Name:조양탄광
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:조양탄광역
Mr:Choyang T'an'gwang-yŏk
Rr:Joyang Tan'gwang-yeok
Address:Choyang-dong,
Kaech'ŏn-si,
South P'yŏngan Province
Country:North Korea
Line:Manp'o Line
Opened:13 May 1916
Original:Mitsui Mining Railway (to 1927)
Kaech'ŏn Light Railway (to 1932)
Chosen Government Railway
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway

Choyang T'an'gwang station (Choyang Colliery station) is a railway station in Choyang-dong, Kaech'ŏn municipal city, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It is the terminus of the Choyang Colliery Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

History

The station was opened on 13 May 1916 by the Mitsui Mining Railway, which became the Kaech'ŏn Light Railway in 1927; the Kaech'ŏn Light Railway was subsequently taken over by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 November 1932.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),
  2. 朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 1741, 26 October 1932 (in Japanese)