Ryonggang station

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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]

Ryonggang

룡강
Korean name
Hangul
룡강역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationRyonggang-yeok
McCune–ReischauerRyonggang-yŏk
General information
LocationRyonggang-ŭp,
Ryonggang,
South P'yŏngan
North Korea
Coordinates38°51′13″N 125°25′28″E / 38.8537°N 125.4244°E / 38.8537; 125.4244
Owned byKorean State Railway
Platforms3 (1 island)
Tracks4
History
Opened16 October 1910
Electrifiedyes
Previous namesChinjidong Station
Chosŏn'gŭl: 진지동역
Hanja: 真池洞駅
Original companyChosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Kangsŏ
towards P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngnam Line Kalch'ŏn
towards Namp'o
Ryongho
towards Mayŏng
Ryonggang Line Terminus

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

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  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 86. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
  2. ^ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea) (in Japanese) (Meiji No. 32). 5 October 1910. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)