Tonsan Station

Tonsan 돈산
Korean name
Hangul	돈산역
Hanja	東山驛
Revised Romanization	Donsan-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Tonsan-yŏk
General information
Location	Tonsal-li, Tanch'ŏn, South Hamgyŏng North Korea
Coordinates	40°51′14″N 128°50′36″E / 40.8539°N 128.8433°ECoordinates: 40°51′14″N 128°50′36″E / 40.8539°N 128.8433°E
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	4 December 1943
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station Paekkŭmsan toward Muhak Kŭmgol Line Sinjŭngsan toward Yŏhaejin

Tonsan Station is a railway station in Tonsal-li, greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway.^[1] It was opened on 4 December 1943 along with the rest of the Tongam - Paekkŭmsan section of the line;^[2] the station was originally called Hamnam Unsong Station (Chosōn'gŭl:함남운송역; Hanja: 咸南雲松駅), receiving its current name after the establishment of the DPRK.^[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)