Kumchon station explained

Kŭmch'ŏn
Native Name:금천
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:금천역
Mr:Kŭmch'ŏn-yŏk
Rr:Geumcheon-yeok
Borough:Kŭmch'ŏn-ŭp,
Kŭmch'ŏn County,
North Hwanghae Province
Country:North Korea
Opened:3 April 1908
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway
Former:Kŭmgyo
Original:Chosen Government Railway
Coordinates:38.1635°N 126.4755°W

Kŭmch'ŏn station is a railway station located in Kŭmch'ŏn-ŭp, Kŭmch'ŏn County, North Hwanghae province, North Korea.[1] It is on located on the P'yŏngbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyŏngŭi Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to P'yŏngyang; though this line physically connects P'yŏngyang to Pusan via Dorasan, in operational reality it ends at Kaesŏng due to the Korean Demilitarized Zone.[1]

Notes and References

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