Pochon Chongnyon station explained

Poch'ŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Native Name:보천청년
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:보천청년역
Mr:Karim-yŏk
Rr:Garim-yeok
Borough:Kasal-li,
Poch'ŏn-gun,
Ryanggang
Country:North Korea
Opened:1948
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway

Poch'ŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn station (former Karim station) is a railway station in Kasal-li, Poch'ŏn county, Ryanggang province, North Korea, on the Samjiyŏn of the Korean State Railway. It is also the starting point of the narrow-gauge Poch'ŏn line.[1]

History

The station, along with the rest of the Samjiyŏn Line, was opened by the Korean State Railway in 1948.[2] Extensive flooding in 1994 led to the closure of the line, and the station has since been out of use.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),
  2. http://www.cybernk.net/infoText/InfoHumanCultureDetail.aspx?mc=CC0501&sc=A33005001&tid=CC040100007874&direct=1&direct=1 북한지역정보넷 - 삼지연선
  3. http://www.dailynk.com/korean/read.php?cataId=nk04500&num=77344 北 자재난 심각…2012년 국책사업 줄줄이 ‘중단’