Saengjang station explained

Saengjang
Native Name:생장
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:생장
Mr:Saengjang-yŏk
Rr:Saengjang-yeok
Borough:Saengjang-rodongjagu,
Unhŭng,
Ryanggang
Country:North Korea
Opened:1 September 1935
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway
Former:Chosen Government Railway

Saengjang station is a railway station in Saengjang-rodongjagu, Unhŭng county, Ryanggang province, North Korea, on the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

The station, along with the rest of the PaegamPongdu-ri section, was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 September 1935.[2]

On 9 October 2006 an underground nuclear test was conducted at P'unggye-ri in Kilju County, causing the closure of the line for 3–4 months.[3]

The primary commodity shipped from Saengjang is forest products.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),
  2. [Japanese Government Railways]
  3. http://monthly.chosun.com/client/news/viw.asp?ctcd=&nNewsNumb=200704100037 核실험 후 4개월간 길주-혜산 봉쇄
  4. The traffic and geography in North Korea: Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line (in Korean)