Tonghae station

For the station in South Korea, see Donghae station.

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

Tonghae 동해
Korean name
Hangul	동해역
Hanja	東海驛
Revised Romanization	Donghae-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Tonghae-yŏk
General information
Location	T'ongch'ŏn, Kangwŏn Province North Korea
Coordinates	38.8987°N 127.9056°E / 38.8987; 127.9056
Owned by	Korean State Railway
Line(s)	Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line
History
Opened	21 July 1931
Electrified	yes
Previous names	T'ongch'ŏn
Original company	Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station T'ongch'ŏn towards Anbyŏn Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line Ryŏmsŏng towards Jejin (ROK)

History

The station, originally called T'ongch'ŏn station was opened on 21 July 1931 by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the second section of the original Tonghae Pukpu Line from Hŭpkok (nowadays Myŏnggo) to T'ongch'ŏn (nowadays Tonghae).