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Choyang T'an'gwang station (Choyang Colliery station) is a railway station in Choyang-dong, Kaech'ŏn municipal city, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It is the terminus of the Choyang Colliery Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

Choyang Colliery 조양탄광
Korean name
Hangul	조양탄광역
Hanja	朝陽炭鉱驛
Revised Romanization	Joyang Tan'gwang-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Choyang T'an'gwang-yŏk
General information
Location	Choyang-dong, Kaech'ŏn-si, South P'yŏngan Province North Korea
Owned by	Korean State Railway
Line(s)	Manp'o Line
History
Opened	13 May 1916
Electrified	yes
Original company	Mitsui Mining Railway (to 1927) Kaech'ŏn Light Railway (to 1932) Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station Sŏkkan towards Kaech'ŏn Choyang Colliery Line Terminus

History

The station was opened on 13 May 1916 by the Mitsui Mining Railway, which became the Kaech'ŏn Light Railway in 1927; the Kaech'ŏn Light Railway was subsequently taken over by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 November 1932.[2]

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