Tonsan station

Railway station in North Korea
Tonsan

돈산
Korean name
Hangul
돈산역
Hanja
돈산驛
Revised RomanizationDonsan-yeok
McCune–ReischauerTonsan-yŏk
General information
LocationTonsal-li,
Tanch'ŏn,
South Hamgyŏng
North Korea
Coordinates
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Paekkŭmsan
towards Muhak
 Kumgol Line Sinjŭngsan
towards Yŏhaejin

Tonsan station is a railway station in Tonsal-li, greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway.[1] It was opened on 4 December 1943 along with the rest of the Tongam–Paekkŭmsan section of the line;[2] the station was originally called Hamnam Unsong station (Chosōn'gŭl:함남운송역; Hanja: 咸南雲松駅), receiving its current name after the establishment of the DPRK.[3]

References

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ The traffic and geography in North Korea: Kŭmgol Line (in Korean)
  3. ^ 朝鮮総督部官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor–General of Korea), Shōwa No. 4854, 9 April 1943 (in Japanese)


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