Munchon station explained

Munch'ŏn
Native Name:문천
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:문천역
Mr:Munch'ŏn-yŏk
Rr:Muncheon-yeok
Borough:Munch'ŏn-dong,
Munch'ŏn-si,
Kangwŏn
Country:North Korea
Opened:1 August 1915
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway
Coordinates:39.2346°N 127.3553°W

Munch'ŏn station is a railway station in Munch'ŏn-dong, greater Munch'ŏn city, Kangwŏn province, North Korea, on the Kangwŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.[1] Originally called Munp'yŏng station (Chosŏn'gŭl: 문평역; Hanja: 文坪驛), the station, along with the rest of the Okp'yŏngWŏnsan section of the former Hamgyŏng Line, was opened by the Japanese on 1 August 1915.[2] It received its current name after the establishment of the DPRK.

This station serves the Munp'yŏng smelter and the May 18th Works factory.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道. Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. 978-4-10-303731-6.
  2. Book: Japanese Government Railways. 鉄道停車場一覧 昭和12年10月1日現在. The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937. Kawaguchi Printing Company. Tokyo. 1937. 498–501, 504–505. Japanese.
  3. Web site: The traffic and geography in North Korea. Kangwŏn Line. Korean.