Ryongjiwon station explained

Ryongjiwŏn
Native Name:룡지원
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:룡지원역
Mr:Ryongjiwŏn-yŏk
Rr:Ryongjiwon-yeok
Borough:Ryongjiwŏl-li,
Kosan,
Kangwŏn
Country:North Korea
Opened:16 August 1914 (1st building)
1950s (2nd building)
2017 (3rd building)
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway
Coordinates:38.913°N 127.4306°W

Ryongjiwŏn station is a railway station in Ryongjiwŏl-li, Kosan county, Kangwŏn province, North Korea, on the Kangwŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

The station, along with the rest of the former Kyŏngwŏn Line, was opened by the Japanese on 16 August 1914.[2] A new station building was opened in 2017 to replace the one built in the 1950s.

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),
  2. Web site: 경영원칙 > 경영공시 > 영업현황 > 영업거리현황 . Korail . 2015-09-17.