Cholgwang station
Appearance
Ch'ŏlgwang 철광 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Korean name | ||||||||||||||||||||
Hangul | 철광역 | |||||||||||||||||||
Hanja | ||||||||||||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Cheolgwang-yeok | |||||||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ŏlgwang-yŏk | |||||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Ch'ŏlsal-li, Ŭnnyul-gun, South Hwanghae North Korea | |||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°35′59″N 125°9′34″E / 38.59972°N 125.15944°E | |||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Korean State Railway | |||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island) | |||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||
Original company | Korean State Railway | |||||||||||||||||||
Services | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ch'ŏlgwang station is a railway station of the Korean State Railway in Ch'ŏlsal-li, Ŭnnyul County, South Hwanghae Province, North Korea. It is the western terminus of the Ŭnnyul Line and the southern terminus of the Sŏhae Kammun Line; it was also the starting point of the narrow-gauge Sŏhaeri Line.[1][page needed]
History
[edit]Ch'ŏlgwang station was opened by the Korean State Railway in 1963, along with the rest of the Sugyo–Ch'ŏlgwang section of the Ŭnnyul Line.
Services
[edit]Ch'ŏlgwang station is served by regional passenger trains 219/220, to and from Taedonggang, and a local train 361/362, to and from Namp'o.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) [Shogun's railway]. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.