Ongjin station explained

Ongjin
Native Name:옹진
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:옹진역
Mr:Ongjin-yŏk
Rr:Ongjin-yeok
Borough:Ongjin-ŭp,
Ongjin-gun,
South Hwanghae
Country:North Korea
Platform:2 (1 island)
Tracks:2 + 1 siding
Opened:19 May 1937
Owned:Korean State Railway
Original:Chosen Railway
Coordinates:37.9369°N 125.3679°W

Ongjin station is a railway station in Ongjin-ŭp, Ongjin County, South Hwanghae Province, North Korea, on the Ongjin Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

History

Ongjin Station was opened by the Chosen Railway on 19 May 1937, along with the rest of the Ch'wiya–Ongjin section of the Ongjin Line.[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), Shōwa Nr. 3106, 26 May 1937