Kaech’ŏn
Kaech’ŏn is a railway station in North Korea. Kaech’ŏn is situated nearby to the quarter Kunu-dong.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kaechon station and Kaechon Reeducation camp No. 1.
Kaechon station
Railway station
Kaech'ŏn station is a railway station in Kaech'ŏn municipal city, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea, 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. Kaechon station is situated 420 metres northeast of Kaech’ŏn.
Kaechon Reeducation camp No. 1
Prison
Kaechon concentration camp is a prison in North Korea with many political prisoners. The official name is Kyo-hwa-so No. 1. It is not to be confused with the Kaechon internment camp, which is located 20 km to the south-east. Kaechon Reeducation camp No. 1 is situated 3½ km east of Kaech’ŏn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaechon and Kunu-dong.
Kunu-dong
Quarter
Kunu-dong is a village located in South Pyongan Province, North Korea. A key battle of the Korean War, the Battle of Kunu-ri, took place there in November 1950.
Kaech’ŏn
- Type: Railway station
- Also known as: “Kaech’on” and “Kaech’ŏn-yŏk”
- Category: transportation
- Location: North Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.7° or 39° 42′ northLongitude
125.88333° or 125° 53′ eastElevation
29 metres (95 feet)Open location code
8QF7MVXM+X8GeoNames ID
1876405
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In Other Languages
“Kaech’ŏn” goes by many names.
- Korean: “개천”
- Korean: “개천역”
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