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Amrokkang Station
Amrokkang station is a freight-only railway station of the Korean State Railway in Hoan, Sup'ung Workers' District, Sakchu County, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea; it is the terminus of the Amrokkang Line of the Korean State Railway The Korean State Railway (), commonly called the State Rail () is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of North Korea and has its headquarters at P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Chang Jun Song. History 1945–195 ....Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), History Amrokkang station, originally called Sup'ung Hoan station, was opened along with the rest of the Amrokkang Line (then called the Sup'ung Hoan Line) by the P'yŏngbuk Railway on 30 September 1940.朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa Nr. 4114, 7 October 1940 References Railway stations in North Korea Railway stations in North Korea opened in the 1930s {{NorthKorea-ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakchu County
Sakju County is a ''kun'', or county, in northern part of North P'yŏngan province, in North Korea. It lies along the Yalu River bordering the People's Republic of China to the north. Within North Korea, it borders Ch'angsŏng to the east, Ch'ŏnma and Taegwan to the south, and Ŭiju to the west. Geography The Kangnam Mountains rise in the southeast of Sakju with its highest peak Munsan at 1046 m. The overall terrain is rugged, with only 13% of the county's area under cultivation, as compared to 80% which is forested. Administrative divisions Sakju county is divided into 1 '' ŭp'' (town), 6 '' rodongjagu'' (workers' districts) and 18 '' ri'' (villages): Climate The year-round average temperature is 8.1 °C, with an average of -10.1 °C in January and 23.4 °C in August. Economy Livestock farming is important to the local economy; Sakju leads the province in the number of hogs raised. In crop farming, local crops include rice, soybeans, sweet potatoes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Pyongan Province
North Pyongan Province (Phyŏnganbukto; , also spelled North P'yŏngan), is a western province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former P'yŏng'an Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its capital is Sinŭiju. In 2002, Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region—near the city of Sinuiju—was established as a separately governed Special Administrative Region. Geography The Yalu River forms the northern border with China's Liaoning province. The province is also bordered on the east by Chagang Province and on the south by South Pyong'an Province. The Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region is located in the western corner of the province, and was created as an administrative entity separate from North Pyongan in 2002. North Pyongan is bounded by water on the west with Korea Bay and the Yellow Sea. Administrative divisions North Pyongan is divided into 3 cities ( ''si'') and 22 counties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone. North Korea's border with South Korea is a disputed border as both countries claim the entirety of the Korean Peninsula. The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. North Korea, like its southern counterpart, claims to be the legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. Pyongyang is the capital and largest city. In 1910, Korea was annexed by the Empire of Japan. In 1945, after the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II, Korea was divided into two zones along the 38th parallel, with the north occupied by the Soviet Union and the south occupied by the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean State Railway
The Korean State Railway (), commonly called the State Rail () is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of North Korea and has its headquarters at P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Chang Jun Song. History 1945–1953: Liberation, Partition, and the Korean War The railway lines of North Korea were originally built during the Japanese occupation of Korea by the Chosen Government Railway (''Sentetsu''), the South Manchuria Railway (''Mantetsu'') and various privately owned railway companies such as the Chosen Railway (''Chōtetsu''). At the end of the Pacific War, in the territory of today's North Korea Sentetsu owned of railway, of which was standard gauge, and was narrow gauge; in the same territory, privately owned railway companies owned of rail lines, of which was standard gauge and was narrow gauge. At the same time, in September 1945 in the future territory of the DPRK there were 678 locomotives (124 steam tank, 446 tender, 99 narrow ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyeongbuk Railway
The Pyeongbuk Railway (Japanese: 平北鐵道株式會社, ''Heihoku Tetsudō Kabushiki Kaisha''; Korean: 평북철도주식회사, ''Pyeongbuk Cheoldo Jusikhoesa'') was a privately owned railway company in Japanese-occupied Korea. History The Pyeongbuk Railway opened its mainline, from Jeongju on the Chosen Government Railway's Gyeongseong—Sinuiju Gyeongui Line to Cheongsu on 27 September 1939 as an industrial railway to serve the Supung Hydroelectric Power Plant on the Yalu River, opening the Supung Line branch from Pupung on the mainline to the dam at the same time.朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa Nr. 3813, 3 October 1939 At Cheongsu a bridge was built across the Yalu River to connect with the Fengshang Railway at Shanghekou, Manchukuo, and on 30 September 1940, the Pyeongbuk Railway opened the Supung Hoan Line.朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa Nr. 4114, 7 October 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amrokkang Line
The Amrokkang Line is a non-electrified freight-only railway line of the Korean State Railway in North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Pup'ung on the P'yŏngbuk Line to Amrokkang Station on the Yalu River.Kokubu, Hayato, History Originally called the Sup'ung Hoan Line, it was opened by the P'yŏngbuk Railway on 30 September 1940. (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa Nr. 4114, 7 October 1940 Following the partition of Korea the line was located within the Soviet zone of occupation, and was nationalised along with all the other railways in the zone by the Provisional People’s Committee for North Korea The People's Committee of North Korea ( Chosŏn'gŭl: 북조선인민위원회) was a provisional government governing the Northern portion of the Korean Peninsula from 1947 until 1948. Established on 21 February 1947 as the successor of the ... on 10 August 1946, becoming part of the Korean State Railway. Services Logs floated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Stations In North Korea ...
List of railway stations in North Korea. Closed stations are not included. Alphabetical list References {{Asia topic, List of railway stations in * North Korea Railway stations Railway stations A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
