Pongchon station

Railway station in North Korea
Pongch'ŏn

봉천
Korean name
Hangul
봉천역
Hanja
鳳泉驛
Revised RomanizationBongcheon-yeok
McCune–ReischauerPongch'ŏn-yŏk
General information
LocationPongch'ŏn-dong,
Kaech'ŏn-si,
South P'yŏngan Province
North Korea
Coordinates
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Chajak
towards Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Manp'o Line Wŏlli
towards Sunch'ŏn
Terminus Pongch'ŏn Colliery Line Pongch'ŏn T'an'gwang
Terminus

Pongch'ŏn station is a railway station in Pongch'ŏn-dong, Kaech'ŏn municipal city, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea on the Manp'o Line of the Korean State Railway; it is also the starting point of the Pongch'ŏn Colliery Line to Pongch'ŏn Colliery.[1]

History

The station was opened on 15 October 1933 by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the third section of the Manp'o Line from Kaech'ŏn to Kujang.

References

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
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