Myonggo station explained

Myŏnggo
Native Name:명고
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:명고역
Mr:Myŏnggo-yŏk
Rr:Myeonggo-yeok
Address:Myŏnggo-ri
T'ongch'ŏn,
Kangwŏn Province
Country:North Korea
Coordinates:39.07°N 127.7389°W
Line:Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line
Opened:1 September 1929
Former:Hŭpkok
Original:Chosen Government Railway
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway

Myŏnggo station is a railway station in Myŏnggo-ri, T'ongch'ŏn county, Kangwŏn province, North Korea[1] on the Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.[2]

History

The station, originally called Hŭpkok station was opened on 1 September 1929 by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the first section of the original Tonghae Pukpu Line from Anbyŏn to here.

Notes and References

  1. Road map of Korea, North and South, published December 2010 by Freytag and Berndt, Vienna, Austria,
  2. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),