Kumgol station
Railway station in North Korea
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Kŭmgol station is a railway station in Kŭmgol 1-dong, greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway.[1] It was opened in 1961.[2]
Kŭmgol 금골역 | |||||||||||
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| Hangul | 금골역 | ||||||||||
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| Revised Romanization | Geumgolyeok | ||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Kŭmgolyŏk | ||||||||||
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| Location | Kŭmgol 1-dong, Tanch'ŏn, South Hamgyŏng North Korea | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.9191°N 128.8125°E | ||||||||||
| Owner | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 (+2 sidings) | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1961 | ||||||||||
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A trolleybus line formerly ran from next to the railway station to Kumgol 3-dong serving the Komdok mining area, though no trolleybuses have run since 2011 and the loop line next to the station has been dismantled around or before 2015.[3]
