Rip'a station is a railway station in Rip'a-ri, greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway.[1] It was opened on 4 December 1943 along with the rest of the Tongam–Paekkŭmsan section of the line.[2]
Rip'a 리파 | |||||||||||
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Korean name | |||||||||||
Hangul | 리파역 | ||||||||||
Hanja | |||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Ripa-yeok | ||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Rip'a-yŏk | ||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Rip'a-ri, Tanch'ŏn, South Hamgyŏng North Korea | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°45′43″N 128°51′19″E / 40.7619°N 128.8553°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 4 December 1943 | ||||||||||
Electrified | yes | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
- ^ The traffic and geography in North Korea: Kŭmgol Line (in Korean)