Kŭmya station is a railway station in Kumya County, South Hamgyong, North Korea. It is located on the P'yŏngra Line of the Korean State Railway, and is the starting point of the Kŭmya Line.[1]

History

The station was originally opened by the Chosen Government Railway as Yŏnghŭng station,[2] and received its current name after the establishment of the DPRK.

References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. Japanese Government Railways, 鉄道停車場一覧 昭和12年10月1日現在 (The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937), Kawaguchi Printing Company, Tokyo, 1937, pp 496, 498~501 (Japanese)

39°32′27″N 127°14′57″E / 39.5409°N 127.2491°E / 39.5409; 127.2491


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