Chajak station

Chajak station is a railway station in Chajak-tong, Kaech'ŏn municipal city, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea on the Manp'o Line of the Korean State Railway; it is also the starting point of the Kaech'ŏn Colliery Line to Chŏnjin.[1]

Chajak

자작
Korean name
Hangul
자작역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJajag-yeok
McCune–ReischauerChajak-yŏk
General information
LocationChajak-tong,
Kaech'ŏn-si,
South P'yŏngan Province
North Korea
Coordinates39.8134°N 125.9675°E / 39.8134; 125.9675
Owned byKorean State Railway
Line(s)Manp'o Line
Kaech'ŏn Colliery Line
History
Opened15 October 1933
Electrifiedyes
Original companyChosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Ramjŏn
towards Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn
 Manp'o Line Pongch'ŏn
towards Sunch'ŏn
Terminus Kaech'ŏn Colliery Line Chŏnjin
Terminus
Location
Chajak is located in North Korea
Chajak
Chajak
Location within North Korea

History

The station was opened on 15 October 1933 by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the third section of the Manp'o Line from Kaech'ŏn to Kujang.

References
  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6


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