Ryongdam station

Ryongdam

룡담
Ryongdam; 룡담
Korean name
Hangul	룡담역
Hanja	龍潭驛
Revised Romanization	Ryongdam-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Ryongdam-yŏk
General information
Location	Ryongdam-rodongjagu,; Ch'ŏnnae,; Kangwŏn; North Korea
Coordinates	39°20′56″N 127°14′09″E / 39.3490°N 127.2358°E
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	21 July 1916
Electrified	yes
Previous names	Munch'ŏn; 문천 (文川)
Original company	Chosen Government Railway
Services

Ryongdam station is a railway station in Ryongdam-rodongjagu, Ch'ŏnnae county, Kangwŏn province, North Korea, on the Kangwŏn Line of the Korean State Railway. It is also the starting point of the Ch'ŏnnae Line to Ch'ŏnnae.^[1]

History

The station, originally called Munch'ŏn station (not to be confused with the current station of the same name, which was originally called Munp'yŏng station), along with the rest of the Okp'yŏng−Kowŏn−Kŭmya section of the former Hamgyeong Line, was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 21 July 1916.^[2]

References

^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
^ 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, pp 498–501, 504–505 (in Japanese)

[Hayato-1] Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6

[JGRStations-2] 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, pp 498–501, 504–505 (in Japanese)

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