Koam station

Koam station is a railway station in Koam-dong, greater Munch'ŏn city, Kangwŏn province, North Korea, on the Munch'ŏn Port Line of the Korean State Railway; the branchline connects to the Kangwŏn Line at Okp'yŏng.[1]

Koam

고암
Korean name
Hangul
고암역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGoam-yeok
McCune–ReischauerKoam-yŏk
General information
LocationKoam-dong,
Munch'ŏn-si,
Kangwŏn
North Korea
Coordinates39.2917°N 127.3788°E / 39.2917; 127.3788
Owned byKorean State Railway
History
Opened17 December 1943
Previous namesWŏnsanbukhang station
원산북항역
元山北港驛
Original companyChosen Anthracite Co.
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Ongp'yŏng
Terminus
 Munch'ŏn Port Line Terminus

History

Originally called Wŏnsanbukhang station (Chosŏn'gŭl: 원산북항역; Hanja: 元山北港驛, "Wonsan north port station"), it was opened, along with the rest of the branch from Okp'yŏng (at the time called Munch'ŏn station), on 17 December 1943 by the Chosen Anthracite Company as a privately owned railway.[2] This line, like all other railway lines in North Korea, was nationalised after the Second World War, becoming part of the Korean State Railway,[1] subsequently receiving its current name.

References
  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. 朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 5070, 27 December 1943
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