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Mintang station

Mintang station

Railway station in Ryanggangdo, North Korea

Mint'ang station is a railway station in Sinsang-ri, Kimjŏngsuk-kun, Ryanggang Province, North Korea, on the Pukbunaeryuk Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

Quick Facts Min'tang민탕, Korean name ...

History

The station was opened on 27 November 1987 by the Korean State Railway, along with the rest of the first eastern section of the Pukbunaeryuk Line between Huju and Hyesan.[2] The station name comes from the name of a village, Mintang-ri, which existed from the Chosŏn Dynasty period until 1952, when it was merged into Sinsang-ri.[3]

  • The main station building
  • The freight house at Mint'ang Station.

References

  1. [1]
    Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p.91 ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. [2]
    "북부 철길 건설". terms.naver.com. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  3. [3]
    "북한지역정보넷 - 민탕리(珉湯里)". cybernk.net. Retrieved 2018-01-01.

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