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Taptong station

Coordinates: 40°30′31″N 128°57′23″E / 40.5085°N 128.9564°E / 40.5085; 128.9564
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Taptong

답동
Korean name
Hangul
답동역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDapdong-yeok
McCune–ReischauerTaptong-yŏk
General information
LocationTaptong-ri,
Tanch'ŏn,
South Hamgyŏng
North Korea
Coordinates40°30′31″N 128°57′23″E / 40.5085°N 128.9564°E / 40.5085; 128.9564
Owned byKorean State Railway
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2 + 1 siding
History
Opened30 March 1943
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Kaŭng
towards Muhak
Kumgol Line Ch'ŏn'gok
towards Yŏhaejin

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]

References

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  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ The traffic and geography in North Korea: Kŭmgol Line (in Korean)