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Kangson Station

Kangsŏn
강선
Korean name
Hangul 강선역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Gangseon-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Kangsŏn-yŏk
General information
Location Kangch'ŏl-dong,
Ch'ŏllima-guyŏk,
Namp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi
North Korea
Coordinates 38°55′46″N 125°34′40″E / 38.9295°N 125.5778°E / 38.9295; 125.5778Coordinates: 38°55′46″N 125°34′40″E / 38.9295°N 125.5778°E / 38.9295; 125.5778
Owned by Korean State Railway
Platforms 3 (1 island)
Tracks 8
History
Opened 1 July 1923
Electrified yes
Original company Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
toward P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngnam Line
toward Namp'o
Terminus
Chamjilli Branch Terminus

Kangsŏn Station is a major railway station used by passenger and freight trains in Kangch'ŏl-dong, Ch'ŏllima-guyŏk, Namp'o Special City, North Korea, on the P'yŏngnam Line of the Korean State Railway. It is the starting point of a branch line to Chamjilli.

The station was opened on 1 July 1923 by the Chosen Government Railway. The Ch'ŏllima Steel Complex just to the south of the station, one of the DPRK's largest steel mills, is served by this station via an extensive network of trackage on the factory grounds.



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