Chucho station explained

Chuch'o
Native Name:주초
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:주초역
Mr:Chuch'o-yŏk
Rr:Jucho-yeok
Borough:Chuch'o-rodongjagu,
Musan,
North Hamgyŏng
Country:North Korea
Opened:15 November 1929
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway
Coordinates:42.1868°N 129.3218°W

Chuch'o station is a railway station in Chucho'o-rodongjagu, Musan county, North Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Musan Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

It was opened, along with the rest of the Sinch'amMusan section of the Musan line, on 15 November 1929.

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 and 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.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道. Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. 978-4-10-303731-6.
  2. Web site: The traffic and geography in North Korea: Hambuk Line. Korean. Naver.