Rakchon station

Railway station in North Korea
Rakch'ŏn

락천
Korean name
Hangul
락천역
Hanja
落川驛
Revised RomanizationNakcheon-yeok
McCune–ReischauerRakch'ŏn-yŏk
General information
LocationSambang-ri,
Sep'o,
Kangwŏn
North Korea
Coordinates
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Tonggari
towards Kowŏn
Kangwŏn Line Sambang
towards P'yŏnggang

Rakch'ŏn station (Korean: 락천역) is a railway station in Sambang-ri, Sep'o county, Kangwŏn province, North Korea, on the Kangwŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

Originally called Sambang station (Chosŏn'gŭl: 삼방역; Hanja: 三防驛), the station, along with the rest of the former Kyŏngwŏn Line, was opened by the Japanese on 16 August 1914.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ "경영원칙 > 경영공시 > 영업현황 > 영업거리현황". Korail. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
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