Chimchon Station

Chimchon Station
Chimchon Station
Korean name
Hangul 침촌역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Chimchon-yeok
McCune-Reischauer Ch'imch'on-yŏk

Chimchon Station is a passenger railway station located in Hwangju County, North Korea. It is on located on the Pyongbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyongui Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to Pyongyang; though this line theoretically connects Pyongyang to Pusan, in reality it ends at Kaesong due to the Demilitarized zone. The station was originallu opened by the Japanese as Chinson Station.

38°36′37″N 125°43′35″E / 38.61028°N 125.72639°E / 38.61028; 125.72639Coordinates: 38°36′37″N 125°43′35″E / 38.61028°N 125.72639°E / 38.61028; 125.72639