Maengjungri Station
Maengjungri 맹중리 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hanja | 孟中里驛 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Maengjungni-yeok | ||||||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Maengjungri-yŏk | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location |
Maengjung-rodongjagu, Pakch'ŏn County, North P'yŏngan Province North Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°38′55″N 125°35′50″E / 39.64861°N 125.59722°ECoordinates: 39°38′55″N 125°35′50″E / 39.64861°N 125.59722°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 October 1914 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Maengjungri Station (Chosŏn'gŭl: 맹중리역) is a railway station in Maengjung-rodongjagu, Pakch'ŏn County, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea. It is on located on the P'yŏngŭi Line of the Korean State Railway.[1] It is the starting point of the Ryonghŭng Branch, which leads to the important Namhŭng Youth Chemical Complex in Namhŭng. It is also the junction point between the P'yŏngŭi Line and the Pakch'ŏn Line.
History
The station was opened on 1 October 1914 as Mōchū Station, receiving its current name in July 1945.
References
- ↑ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
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