Chilgol Station

Ch'ilgol 칠골
Korean name
Hangul	칠골역
Hanja	칠골驛
Revised Romanization	Chilgol-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'ilgol-yŏk
General information
Location	Ch'ilgol 1-dong, Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk, P'yŏngyang North Korea
Coordinates	39°01′47″N 125°39′38″E / 39.0298°N 125.6605°ECoordinates: 39°01′47″N 125°39′38″E / 39.0298°N 125.6605°E
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	11 February 1934 (as Choch'on Station)
Closed	1935
Rebuilt	1 October 1935 (as Ch'ilgol Station)
Electrified	yes
Previous names	Choch'on Station
Original company	Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station Pot'onggang toward P'yŏngyang P'yŏngnam Line Taep'yŏng toward Namp'o
Location
Ch'ilgol Location within Pyongyang

Ch'ilgol Station is a railway station in Ch'ilgol 1-dong, Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk, P'yŏngyang, North Korea, on the P'yŏngnam Line of the Korean State Railway.^[1]

On 11 February 1934, the Chosen Government Railway opened Choch'on Station on the P'yŏngnam line.^[2] However, a year later it was dismantled and moved 1.2 km south, becoming today's Ch'ilgol Station, opening on 1 October 1935.^[3]

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道. Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
2. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Showa No. 2122, 8 February 1934
3. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Showa No. 2614, 27 September 1935