Chagapyong Station
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Ch'agap'yŏng station is a
railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
in Manp'o municipal city,
Chagang Province Chagang Province (Chagangdo; ) is a province in North Korea; it is bordered by China's Jilin and Liaoning provinces to the north, Ryanggang and South Hamgyong to the east, South Pyongan to the south, and North Pyongan to the west. Chagang was ...
,
North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...
, on the Pukbunaeryuk Line of the
Korean State Railway The Korean State Railway (), commonly called the State Rail () is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of North Korea and has its headquarters at P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Chang Jun Song. History 1945–195 ...
.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p.91


History

The station was opened in 1959 by the Korean State Railway, along with the rest of the original Unbong Line from
Hyesan Hyesan () is a city in the northern part of Ryanggang province of North Korea. It is a hub of river transportation as well as a product distribution centre. It is also the administrative centre of Ryanggang Province. As of 2008, the population o ...
to Manp'o; much of this line was absorbed into the Pukpu Line in 1988.북부철길 전철화, 동아일보
1992 January 30


References

Railway stations in North Korea {{NorthKorea-railstation-stub