Kumgol station explained

Kŭmgol
Native Name:금골역
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:금골역
Hanja:
Mr:Kŭmgolyŏk
Rr:Geumgolyeok
Borough:Kŭmgol 1-dong,
Tanch'ŏn,
South Hamgyŏng
Country:North Korea
Platform:2 (1 island)
Tracks:6 (+2 sidings)
Opened:1961
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway
Coordinates:40.9191°N 128.8125°W

Kŭmgol station is a railway station in Kŭmgol 1-dong, greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway.[1] It was opened in 1961.[2]

A trolleybus line formerly ran from next to the railway station to Kumgol 3-dong serving the Komdok mining area, though no trolleybuses have run since 2011 and the loop line next to the station has been dismantled around or before 2015.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),
  2. The traffic and geography in North Korea: Kŭmgol Line (in Korean)
  3. Web site: Kumgol-dong. 2021-03-17. transphoto.org. en.