Kaech’ŏn

Kaech’ŏn is a railway station in . Kaech’ŏn is situated nearby to the quarter .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kaechon station and Kaechon Reeducation camp No. 1.

Railway station
Kaech'ŏn station is a railway station in municipal city, province, , on the Manp'o Line of the Korean State Railway; it is also the starting point of the Kaech'ŏn Line to Sinanju, of the Choyang Colliery Line to Choyang Colliery and the Chunhyŏk Line to Chunhyŏngri. is situated 430 metres northeast of Kaech’ŏn.

Prison
Kyo-hwa-so No. 1 Kaechon is a re-education prison in with many political prisoners. It is not to be confused with the Kaechon internment camp, which is located 20 km to the south-east and is a more severe, kwalliso, camp. is situated 3½ km east of Kaech’ŏn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaechon and Kunu-dong.

Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
is in province in .

Quarter
is a village located in South Pyongan Province, . A key battle of the Korean War, the Battle of Kunu-ri, took place there in November 1950.

Kaech’ŏn

Latitude
39.7° or 39° 42′ north
Longitude
125.88333° or 125° 53′ east
Elevation
29 metres (95 feet)
Open location code
8QF7MVXM+X8
Geo­Names ID
1876405
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In Other Languages

“Kaech’ŏn” goes by many names.
  • Korean: “개천”
  • Korean: “개천역”

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