Kumpae station explained

Kŭmp'ae
Native Name:금패
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:금패역
Mr:Kŭmp'ae-yŏk
Rr:Geumpae-yeok
Borough:Musan,
North Hamgyŏng
Country:North Korea
Opened:20 August 1927
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway
Coordinates:42.1351°N 129.4733°W

Kŭmp'ae station is a railway station in Musan county, North Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Musan Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

It was opened, along with the rest of the KomusanSinch'am section of the Musan line, on 20 August 1927.

Local passenger trains running between Musan and Ch'ŏngjin on the southern junction of the Hambuk and P'yŏngra lines serve this station, and there are several daily commuter trains for workers and students between Musan and Komusan.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道. Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. 978-4-10-303731-6. ja.
  2. Web site: 함북선. North Geographic Information: Transportation Geography. Hambuk Line. Korean.