Water Tower at Chupungnyeong Station, Yeongdong

Built in 1939, this facility is a water tower constructed to supply water to the steam locomotives running on the Gyeongbu Line. It is the only surviving railway water tower with a rectangular plan, and its overall elevation, composed of three tiers — base, machine room and water tank — resembles the composition of other water towers. Inside the machine room is the pump that once supplied water to the steam locomotives, and outside the tower a pond that drew in the water needed for supply still remains; all the facilities associated with the water tower are well preserved in their original form.

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Where it is

Region

Yeongdong, Chungbuk

Designation

Registered Cultural Heritage · 국가등록문화유산