Ryongchon Station

Ryongch'ŏn 룡천
Korean name
Hangul	룡천역
Hanja	龍川驛
Revised Romanization	Yongcheon-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Ryongch'ŏn-yŏk
General information
Location	Ryongch'ŏn-ŭp, Ryongch'ŏn, North P'yŏngan North Korea
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	5 November 1905
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station Ragwŏn toward Dandong (China) P'yŏngŭi Line Ryongju toward P'yŏngyang Pukchung Rodongjagu toward Tasadohang Tasado Line Terminus

Ryongch'ŏn Station is a railway station in Ryongch'ŏn-ŭp, Ryongch'ŏn County, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea. It is the junction point of the P'yŏngŭi and Tasado lines of the Korean State Railway.^[1]

History

The station was opened, along with the rest of this section of the Kyŏngŭi Line, on 5 November 1905; it was originally called Yangsi Station, receiving its current name in July 1945.

The Ryongch'ŏn disaster was a major accident that occurred at Ryongch'ŏn station on 22 April 2004, when a train carrying flammable cargo exploded.

References

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

Coordinates: 39°59′10″N 124°27′28″E / 39.9860°N 124.4578°E