Yanggok station

Coordinates: 41°10′39″N 128°56′18″E / 41.1774°N 128.9382°E / 41.1774; 128.9382
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Yanggok

양곡
Korean name
Hangul
양곡역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYanggok-yeok
McCune–ReischauerYanggok-yŏk
General information
LocationYanggong-ri,
Paegam,
Ryanggang
North Korea
Coordinates41°10′39″N 128°56′18″E / 41.1774°N 128.9382°E / 41.1774; 128.9382
Owned byKorean State Railway
History
Opened1 November 1933
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Hapsu Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line Sado

Yanggok station is a

Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

The station, along with the rest of the

Hapsu section, was opened by the Government Railways of Chosen(朝鮮総督府鉄道) on 1 November 1933.[2]

On 9 October 2006 an underground nuclear test was conducted at

P'unggye-ri in Kilju County, causing the closure of the line for 3–4 months.[3]

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