Kaechon station
Kaech'ŏn 개천 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Korean name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hangul | 개천역 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanja | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Gaecheon-nyeok | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Kaech'ŏn-nyŏk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Kaech'ŏn-si, South P'yŏngan Province North Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°42′09″N 125°53′13″E / 39.7026°N 125.8869°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Manp'o Line, Kaech'ŏn Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 13 May 1916 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Original company | Mitsui Mining Railway (to 1927) Kaech'ŏn Light Railway (to 1932) Chosen Government Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kaech'ŏn station is a railway station in Kaech'ŏn municipal city, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea, on the Manp'o Line of the Korean State Railway; it is also the starting point of the Kaech'ŏn Line to Sinanju, of the Choyang Colliery Line to Choyang Colliery and the Chunhyŏk Line to Chunhyŏngri.
Kaech'ŏn station is an important station in terms of both passenger and freight trains.