| Kaech'ŏn | |||||||||
| Native Name: | 개천 | ||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ko | ||||||||
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| Address: | Kaech'ŏn-si, South P'yŏngan Province | ||||||||
| Country: | North Korea | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 39.7026°N 125.8869°W | ||||||||
| Line: | Manp'o Line, Kaech'ŏn 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 | ||||||||
Kaech'ŏn station is a railway station in Kaech'ŏn municipal city, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea, on the Manp'o Line of the Korean State Railway; it is also the starting point of the Kaech'ŏn Line to Sinanju, of the Choyang Colliery Line to Choyang Colliery and the Chunhyŏk Line to Chunhyŏngri.[1]
Kaech'ŏn station is an important station in terms of both passenger and freight trains.[2]
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.[3]
Five long-distance passenger services stop at Kaech'ŏn station: express trains between Haeju and Manp'o and between P'yŏngyang and Hŭich'ŏn, semi-express trains between Sinŭiju and Ch'ŏngjin, and a long-distance stopping train between Sinŭiju and Hŭich'ŏn.[1] Further, there are four pairs of daily commuter trains between Sunch'ŏn and Kaech'ŏn.[2]