Kanggye station

Railway station in Kanggye, North Korea
Kanggye

강계
Korean name
Hangul
강계역
Hanja
江界驛
Revised RomanizationGanggye-yeok
McCune–ReischauerKanggye-yŏk
General information
LocationKanggye-si,
Chagang Province
North Korea
Coordinates
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Kokha
towards Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Manp'o Line Kongin
towards Sunch'ŏn
Terminus Kanggye Line Nammun
towards Rangrim

Kanggye station is a railway station in Kanggye municipal city, Chagang Province, North Korea, on the Manp'o Line of the Korean State Railway; it is also the starting point of the narrow-gauge Kanggye Line to Rangrim.[1]

History

The station was opened on 1 December 1937 by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the seventh section of the Manp'o Line from Chŏnch'ŏn (now called Hwaam) to Kanggye.

References

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
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Mainline
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Mainline
  • Kanggye
  • Nammun
  • Tŏkpu
  • Hyangha
  • Sŭngbang
  • Kongbuk
  • O-il
  • P'yŏngri
  • Hwangp'o
  • Simrip'yŏng
  • Sangsimrip'yŏng
  • Adŭkryŏng
  • Upper Sinwŏn
  • Lower Sinwŏn
  • Rangrim


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