Kadam station explained

Kadam
Native Name:가담
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:가담역
Hanja:가담
Mr:Kadam-yŏk
Rr:Kadam-yeok
Borough:Sŏhŭng-dong,
Tonghŭngsan-guyŏk,
Hamhŭng-si,
South Hamgyŏng
Country:North Korea
Platform:1
Tracks:2
Opened:10 June 1923
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway
Former:Hŭngsang
Original:Sinhŭng Railway

Kadam station is a railway halt in Sŏhŭng-dong, Tonghŭngsan-guyŏk, Hamhŭng city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Sinhŭng Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

History

The station, originally called Hŭngsang station, was opened on 10 June 1923 by the Sinhŭng Railway as part of the 17km (11miles) first section of its Hamnam Line between Hamhŭng and Oro. The Sinhŭng Railway was bought and absorbed by the Chosen Railway on 22 April 1938.[2] The station received its current name after the establishment of the DPRK.

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),
  2. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 3385, 3 May 1938