Simridong station explained

Simridong
Native Name:십리동
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:십리동역
Mr:Simridong-yŏk
Rr:Simnidong-yeok
Address:Simridong-ri,
Manp'o-si,
Chagang Province
Country:North Korea
Coordinates:41.3437°N 126.4318°W
Line:Pukbunaeryuk Line
Opened:1959
Former:Oktong (옥동)
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway

Simridong station is a railway station in Simridong-ri, Manp'o municipal city, Chagang Province, North Korea, on the Pukbunaeryuk Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

History

The station, originally called Oktong station, was opened in 1959 by the Korean State Railway, along with the rest of the original Unbong Line from Hyesan to Manp'o; much of this line was absorbed into the Pukpu Line in 1988.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p.91
  2. http://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1992013000209215009&edtNo=2&printCount=1&publishDate=1992-01-30&officeId=00020&pageNo=15&printNo=21723&publishType=00020 북부철길 전철화, 동아일보