Taptong station explained

Taptong
Native Name:답동
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:답동역
Mr:Taptong-yŏk
Rr:Dapdong-yeok
Borough:Taptong-ri,
Tanch'ŏn,
South Hamgyŏng
Country:North Korea
Platform:2 (1 island)
Tracks:2 + 1 siding
Opened:30 March 1943
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway
Coordinates:40.5085°N 128.9564°W

Taptong station is a railway station in Taptong-ri, greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway.[1] It was opened on 30 March 1943 along with the rest of the YŏhaejinTongam section of the line.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),
  2. The traffic and geography in North Korea: Kŭmgol Line (in Korean)