Kumchon station

Kŭmch'ŏn

금천
Korean name
Hangul
금천역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGeumcheon-yeok
McCune–ReischauerKŭmch'ŏn-yŏk
General information
LocationKŭmch'ŏn-ŭp,
Kŭmch'ŏn County,
North Hwanghae Province
North Korea
Coordinates38°09′49″N 126°28′32″E / 38.1635°N 126.4755°E / 38.1635; 126.4755
Owned byKorean State Railway
History
Opened3 April 1908
Electrifiedyes
Previous namesKŭmgyo
Original companyChosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Hanp'o
towards P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngbu Line Kyejŏng
towards Kaesŏng

Kŭmch'ŏn station is a railway station located in Kŭmch'ŏn-ŭp, Kŭmch'ŏn County, North Hwanghae province, North Korea.[1] It is on located on the P'yŏngbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyŏngŭi Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to P'yŏngyang; though this line physically connects P'yŏngyang to Pusan via Dorasan, in operational reality it ends at Kaesŏng due to the Korean Demilitarized Zone.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6