Choyang Colliery

조양탄광
Korean name
Hangul
조양탄광역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJoyang Tan'gwang-yeok
McCune–ReischauerChoyang T'an'gwang-yŏk
General information
LocationChoyang-dong,
Kaech'ŏn-si,
South P'yŏngan Province
North Korea
Owned byKorean State Railway
Line(s)Manp'o Line
History
Opened13 May 1916
Electrifiedyes
Original companyMitsui Mining Railway (to 1927)
Kaech'ŏn Light Railway (to 1932)
Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Sŏkkan
towards Kaech'ŏn
 Choyang Colliery Line Terminus

Choyang T'an'gwang station (Choyang Colliery station) is a railway station in Choyang-dong, Kaech'ŏn municipal city, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It is the terminus of the Choyang Colliery Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

History

The station was opened on 13 May 1916 by the Mitsui Mining Railway, which became the Kaech'ŏn Light Railway in 1927; the Kaech'ŏn Light Railway was subsequently taken over by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 November 1932.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ↑ 朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 1741, 26 October 1932 (in Japanese)

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