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Jeomchon Station

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점촌
Jeomchon
Korean name
Hangul
점촌역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeomchonyeok
McCune–ReischauerChŏmch'onyŏk
General information
Location170 Sinheung-ro, Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do
South Korea
Operated byKorail
Line(s)Gyeongbuk Line
Platforms2
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
History
OpenedDecember 25, 1924
Services
Preceding station Following station
Hamchang
towards Gimcheon
Mugunghwa-ho
Yonggung
towards Yeongju

Jeomchon Station is a railway station on the Gyeongbuk Line in South Korea.[1] Jungbunaeryuk Line will be extended to this station in the future.

Origin of the station name

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In around 1829, as many artisans who baked earthenware and tiles gathered together, Onggi-jeom and Giwa-jeom (places where they sold their wares) were established, and as the number of such places increased and the traffic of merchants grew, it came to be called "Jeomma." It originated from being called "Jeomchon" during the administrative district reorganization in 1906.

References

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  1. ^ 기차역 정보 (in Korean). Korail.