Pongchon station explained

Pongch'ŏn
Native Name:봉천
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:봉천역
Mr:Pongch'ŏn-yŏk
Rr:Bongcheon-yeok
Address:Pongch'ŏn-dong,
Kaech'ŏn-si,
South P'yŏngan Province
Country:North Korea
Coordinates:39.7835°N 125.9424°W
Line:Manp'o Line
Opened:15 October 1933
Original:Chosen Government Railway
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway

Pongch'ŏn station is a railway station in Pongch'ŏn-dong, Kaech'ŏn municipal city, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea on the Manp'o Line of the Korean State Railway; it is also the starting point of the Pongch'ŏn Colliery Line to Pongch'ŏn Colliery.[1]

History

The station was opened on 15 October 1933 by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the third section of the Manp'o Line from Kaech'ŏn to Kujang.

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),