East Asia
North Korea
South P’yŏngan Province

Kaechon 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.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in North Korea
  • Also known as: “Kaechon Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kaechon Reeducation camp No. 1.

Prison
Kaechon concentration camp is a prison in 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. is situated 3 km east of Kaechon station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaechon and Kunu-dong.

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

Village
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.

Kaechon station

Latitude
39.70259° or 39° 42′ 9″ north
Longitude
125.88698° or 125° 53′ 13″ east
Operator
조선민주주의인민공화국 철도성
Open location code
8QF7PV3P+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1898682821
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q16179564
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Korean—“Kaechon station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “价川”
  • Chinese: “价川站”
  • French: “Kaechon”
  • Japanese: “价川”
  • Japanese: “价川駅”
  • Korean: “개천”
  • Korean: “개천역”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kaechon Revolutionary Site and (artillery unit).

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