Mintang station explained

Min'tang
Native Name:민탕
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:민탕역
Mr:Min'tang-yŏk
Rr:Mintang-yeok
Address:Sinsang-ri,
Kimjŏngsuk-kun,
Ryanggang Province
Country:North Korea
Coordinates:41.4114°N 127.7929°W
Line:Pukbunaeryuk Line
Opened:27 November 1987
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway

Mint'ang station is a railway station in Sinsang-ri, Kimjŏngsuk-kun, Ryanggang Province, North Korea, on the Pukbunaeryuk Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

History

The station was opened on 27 November 1987 by the Korean State Railway, along with the rest of the first eastern section of the Pukbunaeryuk Line between Huju and Hyesan.[2] The station name comes from the name of a village, Mintang-ri, which existed from the Chosŏn Dynasty period until 1952, when it was merged into Sinsang-ri.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p.91
  2. Web site: 북부 철길 건설. terms.naver.com. 2018-01-01.
  3. Web site: 북한지역정보넷 - 민탕리(珉湯里) . cybernk.net. 2018-01-01.