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Chonggye station

Coordinates: 38°27′47″N 125°56′19″E / 38.46306°N 125.93861°E / 38.46306; 125.93861
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Ch'ŏnggye

청계역
Korean name
Hangul
청계역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationCheonggye-yeok
McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏnggye-yŏk
General information
LocationPongsan County,
North Hwanghae Province
North Korea
Owned byKorean State Railway
History
Opened1906
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Pongsan
towards P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngbu Line Hŭngsu
towards Kaesŏng

Ch'ŏnggye station is a railway station located in Pongsan County, North Hwanghae province, North Korea.[1] 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.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6

38°27′47″N 125°56′19″E / 38.46306°N 125.93861°E / 38.46306; 125.93861