Kangson station

Kangsŏn station is a major railway station used by passenger and freight trains in Kangch'ŏl-dong, Ch'ŏllima-guyŏk, Namp'o Special City, North Korea, on the P'yŏngnam Line of the Korean State Railway. It is also the starting point of the freight-only Chamjilli Line.^[1]

Kangsŏn 강선
Korean name
Hangul	강선역
Hanja	降仙驛
Revised Romanization	Gangseon-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Kangsŏn-yŏk
General information
Location	Kangch'ŏl-dong, Ch'ŏllima-guyŏk, Namp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi North Korea
Coordinates	38.9295°N 125.5778°E / 38.9295; 125.5778
Owned by	Korean State Railway
Platforms	3 (1 island)
Tracks	8
History
Opened	1 July 1923
Electrified	yes
Original company	Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station Taep'yŏng towards P'yŏngyang P'yŏngnam Line Kangsŏ towards Namp'o Chamjilli Terminus Chamjilli Line Terminus

History

The station was opened on 1 July 1923 by the Chosen Government Railway. The Ch'ŏllima Steel Complex just to the south of the station, one of the DPRK's largest steel mills, is served by this station via an extensive network of trackage on the factory grounds.^[2]

See also

• Kangson enrichment site
• Chollima Steel Complex

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 86. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
2. "북한지역정보겟: 천리마제강연합기업소(千里馬製鋼聯合企業所) North Korean Human Geography: Ch'ŏllima Steel Complex (in Korean)". Retrieved 14 December 2016.