Simridong station

Simridong station is a railway station in Simridong-ri, Manp'o municipal city, Chagang Province, North Korea, on the Pukbunaeryuk Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

Simridong

십리동
Simridong station
Korean name
Hangul
십리동역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSimnidong-yeok
McCune–ReischauerSimridong-yŏk
General information
LocationSimridong-ri,
Manp'o-si,
Chagang Province
North Korea
Coordinates41.3437°N 126.4318°E / 41.3437; 126.4318
Owned byKorean State Railway
Line(s)Pukbunaeryuk Line
History
Opened1959
Electrifiedyes
Previous namesOktong (옥동)
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Rimt'o Pukbunaeryuk Line Chagang Samgang

History

The station, originally called Oktong station, was opened in 1959 by the Korean State Railway, along with the rest of the original Unbong Line from Hyesan to Manp'o; much of this line was absorbed into the Pukpu Line in 1988.[2]

References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p.91 ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. 북부철길 전철화, 동아일보, 1992 January 30


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