Rangrim station

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Rangrim station is a railway station in Rangrim-ŭp, Rangrim County, Chagang Province, North Korea, the terminus of the narrow-gauge Kanggye Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

Rangrim

랑림
Korean name
Hangul
랑림역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationRangnim-yeok
McCune–ReischauerRangrim-yŏk
General information
LocationRangrim-ŭp,
Rangrim County
Chagang Province
North Korea
Coordinates40°58′03″N 127°07′34″E / 40.9674°N 127.1262°E / 40.9674; 127.1262
Owned byKorean State Railway
Line(s)Manp'o Line
Kanggye Line
History
Opened1948
Electrifiedyes
Previous namesTongmun'gŏri
(동문거리 (東門巨里))
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Omandong
towards Kanggye
Kanggye Line Terminus

History

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Rangrim station, originally called Tongmun'gŏri station (동문거리 (東門巨里)), was opened along with the rest of the Kanggye Line by the Korean State Railway in 1948. It received its current name in 1953.[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. ^ "강계선" (in Korean). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Retrieved 2021-02-02.