Koam Station

Koam 고암
Korean name
Hangul	고암역
Hanja	庫岩驛
Revised Romanization	Goam-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Koam-yŏk
General information
Location	Koam-dong, Munch'ŏn-si, Kangwŏn North Korea
Coordinates	39°17′30″N 127°22′44″E / 39.2917°N 127.3788°ECoordinates: 39°17′30″N 127°22′44″E / 39.2917°N 127.3788°E
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	17 December 1943
Previous names	Wŏnsanbukhang Station 원산북항역 元山北港驛
Original company	Chosen Anthracite Co.
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station Okp'yŏng Terminus Koam Branch Terminus

Koam Station is a railway station in Koam-dong, greater Munch'ŏn city, Kangwŏn province, North Korea, on the terminus of the Koam Branch of the Kangwŏn Line of the Korean State Railway; the branchline connects to the mainline at Okp'yŏng.^[1]

History

Originally called Wŏnsanbukhang Station (Chosŏn'gŭl: 원산북항역; Hanja: 元山北港驛, "Wonsan North Port Station"), it was opened, along with the rest of the branch from Okp'yŏng (at the time called Munch'ŏn Station), on 17 December 1943 by the Chosen Anthracite Company as a privately owned railway.^[2] This line, like all other railway lines in North Korea, was nationalised after the Second World War, becoming part of the Korean State Railway,^[1] subsequently receiving its current name.

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
2. 朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 5070, 27 December 1943