Tonsan station

Tonsan station is a railway station in Tonsal-li, greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway.[1] It was opened on 4 December 1943 along with the rest of the Tongam–Paekkŭmsan section of the line;[2] the station was originally called Hamnam Unsong station (Chosōn'gŭl:함남운송역; Hanja: 咸南雲松駅), receiving its current name after the establishment of the DPRK.[3]

Tonsan

돈산
Korean name
Hangul
돈산역
Hanja
돈산驛
Revised RomanizationDonsan-yeok
McCune–ReischauerTonsan-yŏk
General information
LocationTonsal-li,
Tanch'ŏn,
South Hamgyŏng
North Korea
Coordinates40.8539°N 128.8433°E / 40.8539; 128.8433
Owned byKorean State Railway
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
History
Opened4 December 1943
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Paekkŭmsan
towards Muhak
 Kumgol Line Sinjŭngsan
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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