Tongdok Station

Tongdŏk 동덕
Korean name
Hangul	동덕역
Hanja	東徳驛
Revised Romanization	Dongdeok-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Tongdŏk-yŏk
General information
Location	Tanch'ŏn, South Hamgyŏng North Korea
Coordinates	40°37′47″N 128°56′35″E / 40.6296°N 128.9431°ECoordinates: 40°37′47″N 128°56′35″E / 40.6296°N 128.9431°E
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	30 March 1943
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station Tongam toward Muhak Kŭmgol Line Kwangch'ŏn toward Yŏhaejin

Tongdŏk Station is a railway station in greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway.^[1] It was opened on 30 March 1943 along with the rest of the Yŏhaejin - Tongam section of the line.^[2] Originally called Hamnam Kwangch'ŏn Station (Chosŏn'gŭl: 함남광천역, Hanja: 咸南広泉駅), it received its current name in 1945.^[3]

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
2. The traffic and geography in North Korea: Kŭmgol Line (in Korean)
3. 朝鮮総督部官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor–General of Korea), Shōwa No. 4854, 9 April 1943 (in Japanese)