Ryongchon Station
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Ryongch'ŏn
룡천 |
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Korean name | ||||||||||||||||
Hangul | 룡천역 | |||||||||||||||
Hanja | 龍川驛 | |||||||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Yongcheon-yeok | |||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Ryongch'ŏn-yŏk | |||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Ryongch'ŏn-ŭp, Ryongch'ŏn, North P'yŏngan North Korea |
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Owned by | Korean State Railway | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 5 November 1905 | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | yes | |||||||||||||||
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Ryongch'ŏn Station is a railway station in Ryongch'ŏn-ŭp, Ryongch'ŏn County, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea. It is the junction point of the P'yŏngŭi and Tasado lines of the Korean State Railway.[1]
History
The station was opened, along with the rest of this section of the Kyŏngŭi Line, on 5 November 1905; it was originally called Yangsi Station, receiving its current name in July 1945.
The Ryongch'ŏn disaster was a major accident that occurred at Ryongch'ŏn station on 22 April 2004, when a train carrying flammable cargo exploded.
References
- ↑ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
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