Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn station is a railway station in Kujang-ŭp, Kujang county, North P'yŏngan province, North Korea. Located on the Manp'o Line of the Korean State Railway, it is an important junction point, being a terminus of the Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line, the P'yŏngdŏk Line, and the Ryong'am Line.[1]
Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn 구장청년 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Korean name | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hangul | 구장청년역 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanja | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Gujang Cheongnyeon-yeok | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn-yŏk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Kujang-ŭp, Kujang, North P'yŏngan Province North Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°52′14″N 126°01′22″E / 39.8705°N 126.0229°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Korean State Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Manp'o Line Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line P'yŏngdŏk Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 October 1933 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Original company | Chosen Government Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editThe station, originally called Kujang station, was opened on 15 October 1933 by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the third section of the Manp'o Line from Kaech'ŏn to Kujang. It received its current name after the establishment of the DPRK.
Culture
editThe Kujang Area has big coal complexes. This rail station connects the big coal mines with the transport facilities.[2]
References
edit- ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
- ^ NKCW. "Coal Production Goes up in DPRK". North Korean Economy Watch. Retrieved 11 March 2020.