Ryongjong station explained

Ryongjŏng
Native Name:룡정
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:룡정역
Mr:Ryongjŏng-yŏk
Rr:Yongjeong-yeok
Borough:Ryongjŏng,
Ŭnnyul-gun,
South Hwanghae
Country:North Korea
Opened:1964
Closed:2002
Owned:Korean State Railway
Original:Korean State Railway

Ryongjŏng station is a railway station of the Korean State Railway in Ryongjŏng, Ŭnnyul County, South Hwanghae Province, North Korea. It was the terminus of the narrow-gauge Sŏhaeri Line.[1] The station and the branch line have been out of use since 2002.[2]

History

Ryongjŏng Station was opened by the Korean State Railway in 1964, along with the rest of the Ch'ŏlgwang–Ryongjŏng branch line.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),
  2. Web site: Trip Report North Korea October 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050313144411/http://www.farrail.net/pages/trip-reports-engl/report_nk-oct-2004.html . 2005-03-13.