Chuch'o station is a railway station in Chucho'o-rodongjagu, Musan county, North Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Musan Line of the Korean State Railway.[1][page needed]

Chuch'o

주초
Korean name
Hangul
주초역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJucho-yeok
McCune–ReischauerChuch'o-yŏk
General information
LocationChuch'o-rodongjagu,
Musan,
North Hamgyŏng
North Korea
Coordinates42°11′12″N 129°19′18″E / 42.1868°N 129.3218°E / 42.1868; 129.3218
Owned byKorean State Railway
History
Opened15 November 1929
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Ch'ŏlsong Ch'ŏngnyŏn
towards Musan
Musan Line West P'ungsan
towards Komusan

It was opened, along with the rest of the Sinch'amMusan section of the Musan line, on 15 November 1929.

Local passenger trains running between Musan and Ch'ŏngjin on the southern junction of the Hambuk and P'yŏngra lines serve this station, and there are several daily commuter trains for workers and students between Musan and Komusan.[2] In addition, two daily pairs of local trains, 662/663 and 668/669, operate between Musan and Chuch'o.[1][page needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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: Hambuk Line". Naver (in Korean).