Kwangch'ŏn station is a railway station in Kwangch'ŏn-dong, greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway.[1] It was opened on 30 March 1943 along with the rest of the Yŏhaejin–Tongam section of the line;[2] the station was originally called Yongjam station (Chosōn'gŭl: 용잠역; Hanja: 龍岑驛), receiving its current name after the establishment of the DPRK.[3]
Kwangch'ŏn 광천 | |||||||||||
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Korean name | |||||||||||
Hangul | 광천역 | ||||||||||
Hanja | |||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Gwangcheon-yeok | ||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Kwangch'ŏn-yŏk | ||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Kwangch'ŏn-dong, Tanch'ŏn, South Hamgyŏng North Korea | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.5619°N 128.9944°E / 40.5619; 128.9944 | ||||||||||
Owned by | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 (+ 3 sidings) | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 30 March 1943 | ||||||||||
Electrified | yes | ||||||||||
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