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Railway station in North Korea
Ch'ŏlgwang
철광
Korean name
Hangul철광역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationCheolgwang-yeok
McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏlgwang-yŏk
General information
LocationCh'ŏlsal-li,
Ŭnnyul-gun,
South Hwanghae
North Korea
Coordinates38°35′59″N 125°9′34″E / 38.59972°N 125.15944°E / 38.59972; 125.15944
Owned byKorean State Railway
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks6
History
Opened1963
Original companyKorean State Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Terminus Ŭnnyul Line Kŭmsanp'otowards Ŭnp'a
Sŏhaeritowards Ryongjŏng Sŏhaeri Line Terminus
Songgwantowards Sillyŏngri Sŏhae Kammun Line

Ch'ŏlgwang station is a railway station of the Korean State Railway in Ch'ŏlsal-li, Ŭnnyul County, South Hwanghae Province, North Korea. It is the western terminus of the Ŭnnyul Line and the southern terminus of the Sŏhae Kammun Line; it was also the starting point of the narrow-gauge Sŏhaeri Line.

History

Ch'ŏlgwang station was opened by the Korean State Railway in 1963, along with the rest of the Sugyo–Ch'ŏlgwang section of the Ŭnnyul Line.

Services

Ch'ŏlgwang station is served by regional passenger trains 219/220, to and from Taedonggang, and a local train 361/362, to and from Namp'o.

References

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) [Shogun's railway]. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
Ŭnnyul Line
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Sŏhae Kammun Line
Mainline
Sŏhaeri Line
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