Kumgol station

Kŭmgol 금골역
Korean name
Hangul	금골역
Hanja	金골驛
Revised Romanization	Geumgolyeok
McCune–Reischauer	Kŭmgolyŏk
General information
Location	Kŭmgol 1-dong, Tanch'ŏn, South Hamgyŏng North Korea
Coordinates	40.9191°N 128.8125°E / 40.9191; 128.8125
Owned by	Korean State Railway
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	6 (+2 sidings)
History
Opened	1961
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station Sindŏk towards Muhak Kumgol Line Paekkŭmsan towards Yŏhaejin

Kŭmgol station is a railway station in Kŭmgol 1-dong, greater Tanch'ŏn city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Kŭmgol Line of the Korean State Railway.[1] It was opened in 1961.[2]

A trolleybus line formerly ran from next to the railway station to Kumgol 3-dong serving the Komdok mining area, though no trolleybuses have run since 2011 and the loop line next to the station has been dismantled around or before 2015.[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. "Kumgol-dong". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-03-17.