Koto station

For the station in Japan, see Kotō Station.
Kot'o

고토
Korean name
Hangul
고토역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGoto-yeok
McCune–ReischauerKot'o-yŏk
General information
LocationHwangch'o-rodongjagu,
Changjin-gun,
South Hamgyŏng
North Korea
Owned byKorean State Railway
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks4
History
Opened1 November 1934
Original companySinhŭng Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Sangp'yŏng
towards Sasu
 Changjin Line Hwangch'oryŏng
towards Yŏnggwang

Kot'o station is a railway station in Hwangch'o-rodongjagu, Changjin County, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea on the Changjin Line of the Korean State Railway.[1] There is a spur from the station to a factory.

History

The station was opened on 1 November 1934 by the Sinhŭng Railway as part of the second section of its Changjin Line between Samgŏ and Kujin.[2] The Sinhŭng Railway was bought and absorbed by the Chosen Railway on 22 April 1938.[3]

References

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 2348, 7 November 1934
  3. ^ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 3385, 3 May 1938

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