Ryonggang Station

For the station in Changwon, South Korea, see Yonggang Station.
Ryonggang
룡강
Korean name
Hangul 룡강역
Hanja 龍岡驛
Revised Romanization Ryonggang-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Ryonggang-yŏk
General information
Location Ryonggang-ŭp,
Ryonggang,
South P'yŏngan
North Korea
Coordinates 38°51′13″N 125°25′28″E / 38.8537°N 125.4244°E / 38.8537; 125.4244Coordinates: 38°51′13″N 125°25′28″E / 38.8537°N 125.4244°E / 38.8537; 125.4244
Owned by Korean State Railway
History
Opened 16 October 1910
Electrified yes
Previous names Chinjidong Station
Chosŏn'gŭl: 진지동역
Hanja: 真池洞駅
Original company Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
toward P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngnam Line
toward Namp'o
Ryongho
toward Mayŏng
Ryonggang LineTerminus

Ryonggang Station is a railway station in Ryonggang-ŭp, Ryonggang county, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It is the junction of the P'yŏngnam and Ryonggang lines of the Korean State Railway.[1]

Originally called Chinjidong Station and later renamed Ryonggang Station, it was opened by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the mainline of the P'yŏngnam Line, on 16 October 1910.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
  2. ↑ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea) (in Chinese) (Meiji No. 32). 5 October 1910. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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