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Kumchon Station

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Hangul
  
금천역

Revised Romanization
  
Geumcheon-yeok

Owned by
  
Korean State Railway

Owner
  
Korean State Railway

Hanja
  
金川驛

McCune–Reischauer
  
Kŭmch'ŏn-yŏk

Opened
  
3 April 1906

Location
  
Kŭmch'ŏn-ŭp, Kŭmch'ŏn County, North Hwanghae Province North Korea

Address
  
North Hwanghae, North Korea

Similar
  
Sonha Station, Sariwon Chongnyon Station, Kaepung Station

Kŭmch'ŏn Station is a railway station located in Kŭmch'ŏn-ŭp, Kŭmch'ŏn County, North Hwanghae province, North Korea. It is on located on the P'yŏngbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyŏngŭi Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to P'yŏngyang; though this line physically connects P'yŏngyang to Pusan via Dorasan, in operational reality it ends at Kaesŏng due to the Korean Demilitarized Zone.

History

Originally called Kŭmgyo Station, it was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 3 April 1906.

References

Kumchon Station Wikipedia