Toktong station

Coordinates: 38°44′44″N 125°19′54″E / 38.7455°N 125.3317°E / 38.7455; 125.3317
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Tŏktong

덕동
Korean name
Hangul
덕동역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDeokdong-yeok
McCune–ReischauerTŏktong-yŏk
General information
LocationTaedae-dong, Waudo-guyŏk,
Namp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi
North Korea
Coordinates38°44′44″N 125°19′54″E / 38.7455°N 125.3317°E / 38.7455; 125.3317
Owned byKorean State Railway
Platforms1
Tracks2
History
OpenedJuly 1938
Electrifiedno
Original companyChosen P'yŏngan Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Sillyŏngri P'yŏngnam Line Sinnamp'o
towards Namp'o

Tŏktong station is a railway station in Taedae-dong, Waudo-guyŏk, Namp'o Special City, North Korea on the P'yŏngnam Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

History[edit]

The station was opened by the Chosen P'yŏngan Railway (Japanese: 朝鮮平安鉄道, Chōsen Heian Tetsudō; Korean: 조선평안철도, Chosŏn P'yŏngan Ch'ŏldo) in July 1938 as part of a 34.7 km (21.6 mi)-long line from Namp'o to P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn.[2]

Services[edit]

Regional passenger trains 226-227/228-229 between Tŏkch'ŏn on the P'yŏngdŏk Line and P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn, regional trains 225/230 between Pot'onggang and P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn, and local trains 361/362 between Namp'o on the P'yŏngnam Line and Ch'ŏlgwang on the Ŭllyul Line via the Sŏhae Kammun Line, use this station.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道. Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 86. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
  2. ^ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Gazette of the Governor-General of Korea), Showa No. 3447, 14 July 1938