Samjiyon Motka station explained

Motka
Native Name:못가
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:못가역
Hanja:못가
Mr:Motka-yŏk
Rr:Motga-yeok
Borough:Chunghŭng-rodongjagu,
Samjiyŏn-si,
Ryanggang
Country:North Korea
Opened:1948
Closed:1994
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway

Motka station is a railway station in Chunghŭng-rodongjagu, Samjiyon City, Ryanggang province, North Korea, on the Samjiyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

History

The station, along with the rest of the Samjiyŏn Line, was opened by the Korean State Railway in 1948.[2] Extensive flooding in 1994 led to the closure of the line, and the station has since been out of use.[3] It is to be the terminus of the standard gauge replacement for the closed narrow gauge line.[4] [5]

References

41.8286°N 128.3511°W

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),
  2. http://www.cybernk.net/infoText/InfoHumanCultureDetail.aspx?mc=CC0501&sc=A33005001&tid=CC040100007874&direct=1&direct=1 북한지역정보넷 - 삼지연선
  3. http://www.dailynk.com/korean/read.php?cataId=nk04500&num=77344 北 자재난 심각…2012년 국책사업 줄줄이 ‘중단’
  4. http://www.rfa.org/korean/in_focus/food_international_org/railroad-06102015094416.html 북, 외화벌이 급해 북부 윤환선 포기
  5. http://www.rfa.org/korean/in_focus/ne-ms-03102016085133.html