Yanggok station
Railway station in North Korea
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Yanggok station is a railway station in Yanggong-ri, Paegam county, Ryanggang province, North Korea, on the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]
Yanggok 양곡 | |||||||||||
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| Hangul | 양곡역 | ||||||||||
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| Revised Romanization | Yanggok-yeok | ||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Yanggok-yŏk | ||||||||||
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| Location | Yanggong-ri, Paegam, Ryanggang North Korea | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41.1774°N 128.9382°E | ||||||||||
| Owner | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 November 1933 | ||||||||||
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The station, along with the rest of the Kilju–Hapsu section, was opened by the Government Railways of Chosen(朝鮮総督府鉄道) on 1 November 1933.[2]
On 9 October 2006 an underground nuclear test was conducted at P'unggye-ri in Kilju County, causing the closure of the line for 3–4 months.[3]
