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Rimto station

Coordinates: 41°19′07″N 126°24′15″E / 41.3185°N 126.4042°E / 41.3185; 126.4042
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Rimt'o

림토
Rimt'o station
Korean name
Hangul
림토역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationRimto-yeok
McCune–ReischauerRimt'o-yŏk
General information
LocationManp'o-si,
Chagang Province
North Korea
Coordinates41°19′07″N 126°24′15″E / 41.3185°N 126.4042°E / 41.3185; 126.4042
Owned byKorean State Railway
Line(s)Pukbunaeryuk Line
History
Opened1959
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Yonpo Pukbunaeryuk Line Simridong

Rimt'o station is a railway station in Manp'o municipal city, Chagang Province, North Korea, on the Pukbunaeryuk Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

History

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The station was opened in 1959 by the Korean State Railway, along with the rest of the original Unbong Line from Hyesan to Manp'o; much of this line was absorbed into the Pukpu Line in 1988.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p.91 ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ 북부철길 전철화, 동아일보, 1992 January 30