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Ryongjiwŏn station is a railway station in Ryongjiwŏl-li, Kosan county, Kangwŏn province, North Korea, on the Kangwŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

Hangul
룡지원역
Revised RomanizationRyongjiwon-yeok
McCune–ReischauerRyongjiwŏn-yŏk
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Ryongjiwŏn

룡지원
Korean name
Hangul
룡지원역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationRyongjiwon-yeok
McCune–ReischauerRyongjiwŏn-yŏk
General information
LocationRyongjiwŏl-li,
Kosan,
Kangwŏn
North Korea
Coordinates38.9130°N 127.4306°E / 38.9130; 127.4306
OwnerKorean State Railway
History
Opened16 August 1914 (1st building)
1950s (2nd building)
2017 (3rd building)
Original company
Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Kwangmyŏng
towards Kowŏn
Kangwŏn Line Kosan
towards P'yŏnggang
Location
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The station, along with the rest of the former Kyŏngwŏn Line, was opened by the Japanese on 16 August 1914.[2] A new station building was opened in 2017 to replace the one built in the 1950s.

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