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