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Railway station in North Korea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pongch'ŏn T'an'gwang station (Pongch'ŏn Colliery station) is a railway station in Pongch'ŏn-dong, Kaech'ŏn municipal city, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It is the terminus of the Pongch'ŏn Colliery Line of the Korean State Railway, serving a major anthracite mine.[1]
Pongch'ŏn Colliery 봉천탄광 | |||||||||||
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Korean name | |||||||||||
Hangul | 봉천탄광역 | ||||||||||
Hanja | 鳳泉炭鑛驛 | ||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Bongcheontangwang-yeok | ||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Pongch'ŏnt'an'gwang-yŏk | ||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Pongch'ŏn-dong, Kaech'ŏn-si, South P'yŏngan Province North Korea | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39.7754°N 125.9575°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Manp'o Line | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 15 October 1933 | ||||||||||
Electrified | yes | ||||||||||
Original company | Chosen Government Railway | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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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.
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