Kwangch'ŏn
광천 |
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Korean name | |||||||||||
Hangul | 광천역 | ||||||||||
Hanja | |||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Gwangcheon-yeok | ||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Kwangch'ŏn-yŏk | ||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Kwangch'ŏn-dong, Tanch'ŏn, South Hamgyŏng North Korea |
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Coordinates | 40°33′43″N 128°59′40″E / 40.5619°N 128.9944°ECoordinates: 40°33′43″N 128°59′40″E / 40.5619°N 128.9944°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 30 March 1943 | ||||||||||
Electrified | yes | ||||||||||
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Kwangch'ŏn Station is a railway station in Kwangch'ŏn-dong, greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway. It was opened on 30 March 1943 along with the rest of the Yŏhaejin–Tongam section of the line; the station was originally called Ryongjam Station (Chosōn'gŭl: 룡잠역; Hanja: 龍岑驛), receiving its current name after the establishment of the DPRK.