Tongjongho station

Tongjŏngho

동정호
Korean name
Hangul
동정호역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDongjeongho-yeok
McCune–ReischauerTongjŏngho-yŏk
General information
LocationT'ongch'ŏn,
Kangwŏn Province
North Korea
Coordinates39°06′14″N 127°41′52″E / 39.1039°N 127.6979°E / 39.1039; 127.6979
Owned byKorean State Railway
Line(s)Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line
History
Opened1 September 1929
Electrifiedyes
Previous namesChadong
Original companyChosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Sangŭm Ch'ŏngnyŏn
towards Anbyŏn
 Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line Myŏnggo
towards Jejin (ROK)
Location

Tongjŏngho station is a railway station in T'ongch'ŏn county, Kangwŏn province, North Korea[1] on the Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.[2]

History

The station, originally called Chadong station was opened on 1 September 1929 by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the first section of the original Tonghae Pukpu Line from Anbyŏn to Hŭpkok.

References

  1. ^ Road map of Korea, North and South, published December 2010 by Freytag and Berndt, Vienna, Austria, ISBN 978-3-7079-0974-6
  2. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
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