Kangson station explained

Kangsŏn
Native Name:강선
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:강선역
Mr:Kangsŏn-yŏk
Rr:Gangseon-yeok
Borough:Kangch'ŏl-dong,
Ch'ŏllima-guyŏk,
Namp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi
Country:North Korea
Platform:3 (1 island)
Tracks:8
Opened:1 July 1923
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway
Original:Chosen Government Railway
Coordinates:38.9295°N 125.5778°W

Kangsŏn station is a major railway station used by passenger and freight trains in Kangch'ŏl-dong, Ch'ŏllima-guyŏk, Namp'o Special City, North Korea, on the P'yŏngnam Line of the Korean State Railway. It is also the starting point of the freight-only Chamjilli Line.[1]

History

The station was opened on 1 July 1923 by the Chosen Government Railway. The Ch'ŏllima Steel Complex just to the south of the station, one of the DPRK's largest steel mills, is served by this station via an extensive network of trackage on the factory grounds.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道. 86. Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. 978-4-10-303731-6. ja.
  2. Web site: 북한지역정보겟: 천리마제강연합기업소(千里馬製鋼聯合企業所) North Korean Human Geography: Ch'ŏllima Steel Complex (in Korean) . . 14 December 2016 .