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Sunchon station is a railway station in Sunch'ŏn municipal city, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea on the P'yŏngra Line of the Korean State Railway; it is also the starting point of the Manp'o Line.[1]

Sunch'ŏn 순천
Korean name
Hangul	순천역
Hanja	順川驛
Revised Romanization	Suncheon-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Sunch'ŏn-yŏk
General information
Location	Sunch'ŏn, South P'yŏngan Province North Korea
Coordinates	39°25′22″N 125°56′12″E
Owned by	Korean State Railway
Line(s)	P'yŏngra Line Manp'o Line
History
Opened	15 October 1928
Electrified	yes
Original company	Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station Chasan towards P'yŏngyang P'yŏngra Line Sillyŏnp'o towards Rajin Chungp'yŏng towards Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn Manp'o Line Terminus

History

The station was opened on 15 October 1928 by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the second section of the former P'yŏngwŏn Line from P'yŏngsŏng to Sunch'ŏn; this later became part of the P'yŏngra Line.

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