Kwangmyong station (Kosan County) explained

Kwangmyŏng
Native Name:광명
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:광명역
Mr:Kwangmyŏng-yŏk
Rr:Gwangmyeong-yeok
Borough:Kwangmyŏng-ri,
Kosan,
Kangwŏn
Country:North Korea
Opened:16 August 1914
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway
Coordinates:38.9788°N 127.4106°W

Kwangmyŏng station is a railway station in Kwangmyŏng-ri, Kosan county, Kangwŏn province, North Korea, on the Kangwŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

Originally called Sŏgwangsa station, the station, along with the rest of the former Kyŏngwŏn Line, was opened by the Japanese on 16 August 1914.[2] It was given its current name after the establishment of the DPRK.

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),
  2. Web site: 경영원칙 > 경영공시 > 영업현황 > 영업거리현황 . . 2015-09-17.