| Ryongch'ŏn | |||||||||
| Native Name: | 룡천 | ||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ko | ||||||||
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| Borough: | Ryongch'ŏn-ŭp, Ryongch'ŏn-gun, North P'yŏngan | ||||||||
| Country: | North Korea | ||||||||
| Platform: | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||
| Tracks: | 7 | ||||||||
| Opened: | 31 October 1939 | ||||||||
| Electrified: | yes | ||||||||
| Owned: | Korean State Railway | ||||||||
| Original: | Tasado Railway | ||||||||
Ryongch'ŏn station is a railway station in Ryongch'ŏn-ŭp, Ryongch'ŏn County, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea. It is the junction point of the P'yŏngŭi and Tasado lines of the Korean State Railway.[1]
The station, originally called Yangsi station, was opened on 31 October 1939 by the Tasado Railway, along with the rest of the Tasado Line from Sinŭiju to Tasado Port.[2] The Sinŭiju–Yangsi section of the line was transferred to the Chosen Government Railway as the Yangsi Line on 1 April 1943,[3] and the station received its current name in July 1945.
The Ryongch'ŏn disaster was a major accident that occurred at Ryongch'ŏn station on 22 April 2004, when a train carrying flammable cargo exploded.
There are five daily return commuter trains between Ryongch'ŏn and Tasado stations.[4]