Yonggwang station (South Hamgyong)

Yŏnggwang 영광
Korean name
Hangul	영광역
Hanja	栄光驛
Revised Romanization	Yeonggwang-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Yŏnggwang-yŏk
General information
Location	Yŏnggwang-ŭp, Yŏnggwang-gun, South Hamgyŏng North Korea
Coordinates	40°1′21″N 127°27′42″E / 40.02250°N 127.46167°E / 40.02250; 127.46167
Owned by	Korean State Railway
Platforms	2 (1 island, 1435 mm) 1 (762 mm)
Tracks	3 (1435 mm), 2 (762 mm), 6 (transloading yard)
History
Opened	10 June 1923
Electrified	yes
Previous names	Oro
Original company	Sinhŭng Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station P'ungsang towards Sinhŭng Sinhŭng Line (1435 mm) Pumin towards Hamhŭng Tongyang towards Sasu Changjin Line Terminus

Yŏnggwang station is a railway station in Yŏnggwang-ŭp, Yŏnggwang county, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea on the Sinhŭng Line of the Korean State Railway, and is the starting point of the narrow gauge Changjin Line.^[1] There are facilities for servicing the locomotives and rolling stock of the narrow gauge line here, as well as a six-track transloading yard between the standard and narrow gauge lines.

History

The station, originally called Oro station, was opened on 10 June 1923 by the Sinhŭng Railway as part of the 17.0 km (10.6 mi) first section of its Hamnam Line between Hamhŭng and Yonggwang. The Sinhŭng Railway was bought and absorbed by the Chosen Railway on 22 April 1938.^[2] It received its current name after the establishment of the DPRK.

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