Kanggye station explained

Kanggye
Native Name:강계
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:강계역
Mr:Kanggye-yŏk
Rr:Ganggye-yeok
Address:Kanggye-si,
Chagang Province
Country:North Korea
Coordinates:40.9705°N 126.5814°W
Line:Manp'o Line
Kanggye Line
Opened:1 December 1937
Original:Chosen Government Railway
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway

Kanggye station is a railway station in Kanggye municipal city, Chagang Province, North Korea, on the Manp'o Line of the Korean State Railway; it is also the starting point of the narrow-gauge Kanggye Line to Rangrim.[1]

History

The station was opened on 1 December 1937 by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the seventh section of the Manp'o Line from Chŏnch'ŏn (now called Hwaam) to Kanggye.

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),