Choyang Colliery
조양탄광 |
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Korean name | |||||||||||
Hangul | 조양탄광역 | ||||||||||
Hanja | |||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Joyang Tan'gwang-yeok | ||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Choyang T'an'gwang-yŏk | ||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Choyang-dong, Kaech'ŏn-si, South P'yŏngan Province North Korea |
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Owned by | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Manp'o Line | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 13 May 1916 | ||||||||||
Electrified | yes | ||||||||||
Original company | Mitsui Mining Railway (to 1927) Kaech'ŏn Light Railway (to 1932) Chosen Government Railway |
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Choyang T'an'gwang Station (Choyang Colliery Station) is a railway station in Choyang-dong, Kaech'ŏn municipal city, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It is the terminus of the Choyang Colliery Branch of the Manp'o Line of the Korean State Railway.
The station was opened on 13 May 1916 by the Mitsui Mining Railway, which became the Kaech'ŏn Light Railway in 1927, whose line from Kaech'ŏn to Ch'ŏndong was taken over by the Chosen Government Railway in 1932.