Kwangchon station

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]

For the station in South Korea, see Gwangcheon station.

Kwangch'ŏn 광천
Korean name
Hangul	광천역
Hanja	廣泉驛
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
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station Unjŏn toward Muhak Kŭmgol Line Kaŭng toward Yŏhaejin

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
2. The traffic and geography in North Korea: Kŭmgol Line (in Korean)
3. 朝鮮総督部官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor–General of Korea), Shōwa No. 4854, 9 April 1943 (in Japanese)