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Kwangmyŏng station (Korean: 광명역) is a railway station in Kwangmyŏng-ri, Kosan county, Kangwŏn province, North Korea, on the Kangwŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

Kwangmyŏng 광명
Korean name
Hangul	광명역
Hanja	光明驛
Revised Romanization	Gwangmyeong-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Kwangmyŏng-yŏk
General information
Location	Kwangmyŏng-ri, Kosan, Kangwŏn North Korea
Coordinates	38.9788°N 127.4106°E / 38.9788; 127.4106
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	16 August 1914
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station Namsan towards Kowŏn Kangwŏn Line Ryongjiwŏn towards P'yŏnggang

Originally called Sŏgwangsa station (Chosŏn'gŭl: 석왕사역; Hanja: 釋王寺驛), the station, along with the rest of the former Kyŏngwŏn Line, was opened by the Japanese on 16 August 1914.[2] It was given its current name after the establishment of the DPRK.

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