Rakchon Station

Rakch'ŏn 락천
Korean name
Hangul	락천역
Hanja	落川驛
Revised Romanization	Nakcheon-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Rakch'ŏn-yŏk
General information
Location	Sambang-ri, Sep'o, Kangwŏn North Korea
Coordinates	38°44′22″N 127°22′25″E / 38.7395°N 127.3736°ECoordinates: 38°44′22″N 127°22′25″E / 38.7395°N 127.3736°E
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	16 August 1914
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station Tonggari toward Kowŏn Kangwŏn Line Sambang toward P'yŏnggang

Rakch'ŏn Station (Chosŏn'gŭl: 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.