Koto station
Railway station in North Korea
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Kot'o station is a railway station in Hwangch'o-rodongjagu, Changjin County, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea on the Changjin Line of the Korean State Railway.[1] There is a spur from the station to a factory.
Kot'o 고토 | |||||||||||
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| Korean name | |||||||||||
| Hangul | 고토역 | ||||||||||
| Hanja | |||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Goto-yeok | ||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Kot'o-yŏk | ||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Hwangch'o-rodongjagu, Changjin-gun, South Hamgyŏng North Korea | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 November 1934 | ||||||||||
| Original company | Sinhŭng Railway | ||||||||||
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History
The station was opened on 1 November 1934 by the Sinhŭng Railway as part of the second section of its Changjin Line between Samgŏ and Kujin.[2] The Sinhŭng Railway was bought and absorbed by the Chosen Railway on 22 April 1938.[3]
