Ryonggang station
Railway station in North Korea
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Ryonggang station is a railway station in Ryonggang-ŭp, Ryonggang county, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It is the junction of the P'yŏngnam and Ryonggang lines of the Korean State Railway.[1]
Ryonggang 룡강 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Korean name | ||||||||||||||||
| Hangul | 룡강역 | |||||||||||||||
| Hanja | ||||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Ryonggang-yeok | |||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Ryonggang-yŏk | |||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Ryonggang-ŭp, Ryonggang, South P'yŏngan North Korea | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38.8537°N 125.4244°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owner | Korean State Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 island) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 16 October 1910 | |||||||||||||||
| Former names | Chinjidong Station Chosŏn'gŭl: 진지동역 Hanja: 真池洞駅 | |||||||||||||||
Original company | Chosen Government Railway | |||||||||||||||
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Originally called Chinjidong station and later renamed Ryonggang station, it was opened by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the mainline of the P'yŏngnam Line, on 16 October 1910.[2]
