Kujang Chongnyon station

{{Short description|Railway station in Kujang County, North Korea}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn

| native_name = 구장청년

| native_name_lang = ko

| mlanguage = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes

| hangul = 구장청년역

| hanja = {{linktext|球|場|青|年|驛}}

| mr = Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn-yŏk

| rr = Gujang Cheongnyeon-yeok

}}

| image =

| image_size =

| image_caption =

| address = Kujang-ŭp,
Kujang,
North P'yŏngan Province

| country = North Korea

| coordinates = {{coord|39.8705|126.0229|type:railwaystation_region:KP|display=inline,title}}

| line = Manp'o Line
Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line
P'yŏngdŏk Line

| structure =

| platform =

| tracks =

| opened = 15 October 1933

| closed =

| rebuilt =

| former =

| original = Chosen Government Railway

| code =

| electrified = yes

| owned = Korean State Railway

| services =

{{adjacent stations|system=KSR

|line1=Manpo Line|left1=Ramjon|right1=Pongchon

|line2=Ryongam Branch|left2=|right2=Ryongam

|line3=Chongnyon Parwon Line|left3=Muksi|right3=

|line4=Pyongdok Line|left4=|right4=Hamga}}

}}

Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn station is a railway station in Kujang-ŭp, Kujang county, North P'yŏngan province, North Korea. Located on the Manp'o Line of the Korean State Railway, it is an important junction point, being a terminus of the Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line, the P'yŏngdŏk Line, and the Ryong'am Line.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), {{ISBN|978-4-10-303731-6}}

History

The station, originally called Kujang station, was opened on 15 October 1933 by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the third section of the Manp'o Line from Kaech'ŏn to Kujang. It received its current name after the establishment of the DPRK.

Culture

The Kujang Area has big coal complexes. This rail station connects the big coal mines with the transport facilities.{{cite web |last1=NKCW |title=Coal Production Goes up in DPRK |url=http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2006/12/26/coal-production-goes-up-in-dprk/ |website=North Korean Economy Watch |accessdate=11 March 2020}}

References

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{{Manpo Line}}

{{Chongnyon Parwon Line}}

{{Pyongdok Line}}

{{Ryongam Line}}

Category:Railway stations in North Korea opened in 1933