Hangul 룡천역 Revised Romanization Yongcheon-yeok Owned by Korean State Railway Owner Korean State Railway | Hanja 龍川驛 McCune–Reischauer Ryongch'ŏn-yŏk Opened 31 October 1939 | |
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Location Ryongch'ŏn-ŭp,
Ryongch'ŏn-gun,
North P'yŏngan
North Korea Address Yongchon, North Pyongan, North Korea Similar Sonchon Station, Sinanju Chongnyon Station, Sinuiju Chongnyon Station, Sunan Station, Maengjungri Station | ||
Ryongch'ŏn Station is a railway station in Ryongch'ŏn-ŭp, Ryongch'ŏn County, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea. It is the junction point of the P'yŏngŭi and Tasado lines of the Korean State Railway.
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History
The station, originally called Yangsi Station, was opened on 31 October 1939 by the Tasado Railway, along with the rest of the Tasado Line from Sinŭiju to Tasado Port. The Sinŭiju—Yangsi section of the line was transferred to the Chosen Government Railway as the Yangsi Line on 1 April 1943, and the station received its current name in July 1945.
The Ryongch'ŏn disaster was a major accident that occurred at Ryongch'ŏn station on 22 April 2004, when a train carrying flammable cargo exploded.
Services
There are five daily return commuter trains between Ryongch'ŏn and Tasado stations.