Ryongdam station

Ryongdam station is a railway station in Ryongdam-rodongjagu, Ch'ŏnnae county, Kangwŏn province, North Korea, on the Kangwŏn Line of the Korean State Railway. It is also the starting point of the Ch'ŏnnae Line to Ch'ŏnnae.^[1]

Ryongdam 룡담
Korean name
Hangul	룡담역
Hanja	龍潭驛
Revised Romanization	Ryongdam-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Ryongdam-yŏk
General information
Location	Ryongdam-rodongjagu, Ch'ŏnnae, Kangwŏn North Korea
Coordinates	39.3490°N 127.2358°E / 39.3490; 127.2358
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	21 July 1916
Electrified	yes
Previous names	Munch'ŏn 문천 (文川)
Original company	Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station Chŏnt'an towards Kowŏn Kangwŏn Line Ongp'yŏng towards P'yŏnggang Ch'ŏnnae Terminus Ch'ŏnnae Line Terminus
Location

History

The station, originally called Munch'ŏn station (not to be confused with the current station of the same name, which was originally called Munp'yŏng station), along with the rest of the Okp'yŏng−Kowŏn−Kŭmya section of the former Hamgyeong Line, was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 21 July 1916.^[2]