Ripa station

Rip'a

리파
Korean name
Hangul
리파역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationRipa-yeok
McCune–ReischauerRip'a-yŏk
General information
LocationRip'a-ri,
Tanch'ŏn,
South Hamgyŏng
North Korea
Coordinates40°45′43″N 128°51′19″E / 40.7619°N 128.8553°E / 40.7619; 128.8553
Owned byKorean State Railway
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
History
Opened4 December 1943
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Sinjŭngsan
towards Muhak
 Kumgol Line Sinp'yŏng
towards Yŏhaejin

Rip'a station is a railway station in Rip'a-ri, 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]

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)


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