Kujang Chongnyon station explained

Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Native Name:구장청년
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:구장청년역
Mr:Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn-yŏk
Rr:Gujang Cheongnyeon-yeok
Address:Kujang-ŭp,
Kujang,
North P'yŏngan Province
Country:North Korea
Coordinates:39.8705°N 126.0229°W
Line:Manp'o Line
Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line
P'yŏngdŏk Line
Opened:15 October 1933
Original:Chosen Government Railway
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway

Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn station is a railway station in Kujang-ŭp, Kujang county, North P'yŏngan province, North Korea. Located on the Manp'o Line of the Korean State Railway, it is an important junction point, being a terminus of the Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line, the P'yŏngdŏk Line, and the Ryong'am Line.[1]

History

The station, originally called Kujang station, was opened on 15 October 1933 by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the third section of the Manp'o Line from Kaech'ŏn to Kujang. It received its current name after the establishment of the DPRK.

Culture

The Kujang Area has big coal complexes. This rail station connects the big coal mines with the transport facilities.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),
  2. Web site: NKCW . Coal Production Goes up in DPRK . North Korean Economy Watch . 11 March 2020.