Pongchon_Tangwang_station

Pongchon Tangwang station

Pongchon Tangwang station

Railway station in North Korea

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]

Quick Facts Pongch'ŏn Colliery봉천탄광, Korean name ...

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.

References

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


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