Kumchon Station

Kŭmch'ŏn 금천
Korean name
Hangul	금천역
Hanja	金川驛
Revised Romanization	Geumcheon-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Kŭmch'ŏn-yŏk
General information
Location	Kŭmch'ŏn-ŭp, Kŭmch'ŏn County, North Hwanghae Province North Korea
Coordinates	38°09′49″N 126°28′32″E / 38.1635°N 126.4755°ECoordinates: 38°09′49″N 126°28′32″E / 38.1635°N 126.4755°E
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	3 April 1906
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station Hanp'o toward P'yŏngyang P'yŏngbu Line Kyejŏng toward Dorasan (ROK)

Kŭmch'ŏn Station is a railway station located in Kŭmch'ŏn-ŭp, Kŭmch'ŏn County, North Hwanghae province, North Korea.^[1] It is on located on the P'yŏngbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyŏngŭi Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to P'yŏngyang; though this line physically connects P'yŏngyang to Pusan via Dorasan, in operational reality it ends at Kaesŏng due to the Korean Demilitarized Zone.^[1]

History

The station was opened on 3 April 1906. Until July 1945 it was called Kŭmgyo Station.

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6