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Myonggo station

Coordinates: 39°04′12″N 127°44′20″E / 39.0700°N 127.7389°E / 39.0700; 127.7389
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Myŏnggo

명고
Korean name
Hangul
명고역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMyeonggo-yeok
McCune–ReischauerMyŏnggo-yŏk
General information
LocationMyŏnggo-ri
T'ongch'ŏn,
Kangwŏn Province
North Korea
Coordinates39°04′12″N 127°44′20″E / 39.0700°N 127.7389°E / 39.0700; 127.7389
Owned byKorean State Railway
Line(s)Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line
History
Opened1 September 1929
Electrifiedyes
Previous namesHŭpkok
Original companyChosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Tongjŏngho
towards Anbyŏn
Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line Kŭmbonggang
towards Jejin (ROK)

Myŏnggo station is a railway station in Myŏnggo-ri, T'ongch'ŏn county, Kangwŏn province, North Korea[1] on the Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.[2]

History

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The station, originally called Hŭpkok station was opened on 1 September 1929 by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the first section of the original Tonghae Pukpu Line from Anbyŏn to here.

References

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  1. ^ Road map of Korea, North and South, published December 2010 by Freytag and Berndt, Vienna, Austria, ISBN 978-3-7079-0974-6
  2. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6