Rangrim station

Railway station in North Korea
Rangrim

랑림
Korean name
Hangul
랑림역
Hanja
狼林驛
Revised RomanizationRangnim-yeok
McCune–ReischauerRangrim-yŏk
General information
LocationRangrim-ŭp,
Rangrim County
Chagang Province
North Korea
Coordinates
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Omandong
towards Kanggye
Kanggye Line Terminus

Rangrim station is a railway station in Rangrim-ŭp, Rangrim County, Chagang Province, North Korea, the terminus of the narrow-gauge Kanggye Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

History

Rangrim station, originally called Tongmun'gŏri station (동문거리 (東門巨里)), was opened along with the rest of the Kanggye Line by the Korean State Railway in 1948. It received its current name in 1953.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ "강계선" (in Korean). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
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Kanggye Line
Mainline
  • Kanggye
  • Nammun
  • Tŏkpu
  • Hyangha
  • Sŭngbang
  • Kongbuk
  • O-il
  • P'yŏngri
  • Hwangp'o
  • Simrip'yŏng
  • Sangsimrip'yŏng
  • Adŭkryŏng
  • Upper Sinwŏn
  • Lower Sinwŏn
  • Rangrim


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