Tongrim Station

Tongrim
동림
Korean name
Hangul 동림역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Dongnim-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Tongrim-yŏk
General information
Location Tongrim-ŭp,
Tongrim County,
North P'yŏngan Province
North Korea
Owned by Korean State Railway
History
Opened 5 November 1905
Electrified yes
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
P'yŏngŭi Line
toward P'yŏngyang
TerminusTongch'ŏn Branch
Tongch'ŏn
Terminus

Tongrim Station is a railway station in Tongrim-ŭp, Tongrim County, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea. It is on located on the P'yŏngŭi Line of the Korean State Railway.[1] It is also the starting point of the Tongch'ŏn Branch.

History

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

References

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

Coordinates: 39°50′3″N 124°49′13″E / 39.83417°N 124.82028°E / 39.83417; 124.82028

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