Tonghae station explained

Tonghae
Native Name:동해
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:동해역
Mr:Tonghae-yŏk
Rr:Donghae-yeok
Address:T'ongch'ŏn,
Kangwŏn Province
Country:North Korea
Coordinates:38.8987°N 127.9056°W
Line:Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line
Opened:21 July 1931
Former:T'ongch'ŏn
Original:Chosen Government Railway
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway

Tonghae station is a railway station in T'ongch'ŏn county, Kangwŏn province, North Korea[1] on the Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.[2]

History

The station, originally called T'ongch'ŏn station was opened on 21 July 1931 by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the second section of the original Tonghae Pukpu Line from Hŭpkok (nowadays Myŏnggo) to T'ongch'ŏn (nowadays Tonghae).

Notes and References

  1. Road map of Korea, North and South, published December 2010 by Freytag and Berndt, Vienna, Austria,
  2. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),