Taean Hwamul station explained

Taean Hwamul
Native Name:대안화물
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:대안화물역
Mr:Taean Hwamul-yŏk
Rr:Daean Hwamul-yeok
Borough:Sep'o-ri,
Taean-guyŏk,
Namp'o-t'ŭkpyŏlsi
Country:North Korea
Tracks:3
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway

Taean Hwamul station is a freight-only railway station located in Sep'o-ri, Taean-guyŏk, Namp'o-t'ŭkpyŏlsi, North Korea; it is the terminus station of the Taean Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

The station spur tracks serving the Taean Machine Complex,[2] the Taean Electric Factory, and the Taean Friendship Glass Factory.[3]

History

The station was originally opened by the Chosen Government Railway.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),
  2. Web site: 통합 검색 결과 : 대안중기계련합기업소 (in Korean) . . 14 December 2016 .
  3. Web site: 북한 군수공장 시리즈 11: 님퍼특별시에 소재한 군수공장 및 시설 (in Korean) . . 14 December 2016 .
  4. Japanese Government Railways, 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在 [The list of the Stations as of 1 October 1937], Kawaguchi Printing Company, Tokyo, 1937, p 486