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Yanggok Station

Yanggok
양곡
Korean name
Hangul 양곡역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Yanggok-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Yanggok-yŏk
General information
Location Yanggong-ri,
Paegam,
Ryanggang
North Korea
Coordinates 41°10′39″N 128°56′18″E / 41.1774°N 128.9382°E / 41.1774; 128.9382Coordinates: 41°10′39″N 128°56′18″E / 41.1774°N 128.9382°E / 41.1774; 128.9382
Owned by Korean State Railway
History
Opened 1 November 1933
Electrified yes
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line

Yanggok Station is a railway station in Yanggong-ri, Paegam county, Ryanggang province, North Korea, on the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.

The station, along with the rest of the Kilju-Hapsu section, was opened by the Government Railways of Chosen() on 1 November 1933.

On 9 October 2006 an underground nuclear test was conducted at P'unggye-ri in Kilju County, causing the closure of the line for 3-4 months.



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