Maengjungri station explained

Maengjungri
Native Name:맹중리
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:맹중리역
Mr:Maengjungri-yŏk
Rr:Maengjungni-yeok
Borough:Maengjung-rodongjagu,
Pakch'ŏn County,
North P'yŏngan Province
Country:North Korea
Coordinates:39.6486°N 125.5972°W
Opened:1 October 1914
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway
Original:Chosen Government Railway

Maengjungri station is a railway station in Maengjung-rodongjagu, Pakch'ŏn County, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea. It is on located on the P'yŏngŭi Line of the Korean State Railway.[1] It is the starting point of the Namhŭng Line, which leads to the important Namhŭng Youth Chemical Complex in Namhŭng. It is also the junction point between the P'yŏngŭi Line and the Pakch'ŏn Line.

History

The station was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 October 1914.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),
  2. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Taishō Nr. 642, 21 November 1914