Kaech'ŏn 개천 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Korean name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hangul | 개천역 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hanja | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Gaecheon-nyeok | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Kaech'ŏn-nyŏk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Kaech'ŏn-si, South P'yŏngan Province North Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°42′09″N 125°53′13″E / 39.7026°N 125.8869°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Manp'o Line, Kaech'ŏn Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 13 May 1916 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Original company | Mitsui Mining Railway (to 1927) Kaech'ŏn Light Railway (to 1932) Chosen Government Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kaech'ŏn station is a railway station in 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 Kaech'ŏn Line to Sinanju, of the Choyang Colliery Line to Choyang Colliery and the Chunhyŏk Line to Chunhyŏngri.[1]
Kaech'ŏn station is an important station in terms of both passenger and freight trains.[2]