Tongdok station

Tongdŏk station is a railway station in greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway.[1] It was opened on 30 March 1943 along with the rest of the Yŏhaejin–Tongam section of the line.[2] Originally called Hamnam Kwangch'ŏn station (Chosŏn'gŭl: 함남광천역, Hanja: 咸南広泉駅), it received its current name in 1945.[3]

Tongdŏk

동덕
Korean name
Hangul
동덕역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDongdeok-yeok
McCune–ReischauerTongdŏk-yŏk
General information
LocationTanch'ŏn,
South Hamgyŏng
North Korea
Coordinates40.6296°N 128.9431°E / 40.6296; 128.9431
Owned byKorean State Railway
History
Opened30 March 1943
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Tongam
towards Muhak
 Kumgol Line Unjŏn
towards Yŏhaejin

References
  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. The traffic and geography in North Korea: Kŭmgol Line (in Korean)
  3. 朝鮮総督部官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor–General of Korea), Shōwa No. 4854, 9 April 1943 (in Japanese)


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