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

Pongch'ŏn Colliery 봉천탄광
Korean name
Hangul	봉천탄광역
Hanja	鳳泉炭鉱驛
Revised Romanization	Bongcheon Tan'gwang-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Pongch'ŏn T'an'gwang-yŏk
General information
Location	Pongch'ŏn-dong, Kaech'ŏn-si, South P'yŏngan Province North Korea
Coordinates	39.7754°N 125.9575°E / 39.7754; 125.9575
Owned by	Korean State Railway
Line(s)	Manp'o Line
History
Opened	15 October 1933
Electrified	yes
Original company	Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station Pongch'ŏn Terminus Pongch'ŏn Colliery Line Terminus

History

The station was opened on 15 October 1933 by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the third section of the Manp'o Line from Kaech'ŏn to Kujang.

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