Pujonhoban station
Appearance
Pujŏnhoban 부전호반 | |||||||||||
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Korean name | |||||||||||
Hangul | 부전호반역 | ||||||||||
Hanja | |||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Bujeonhoban-yeok | ||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Pujŏnhoban-yŏk | ||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Pujŏn'gowŏn, Hobal-lodongjagu, Pujŏn County South Hamgyŏng North Korea | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°32′52″N 127°34′11″E / 40.5477°N 127.5696°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 10 September 1932 | ||||||||||
Original company | Sinhŭng Railway | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Pujŏnhoban station is a railway station in Pujŏn'gowŏn, Hobal-lodongjagu, Pujŏn County, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It is the terminus of the (narrow gauge) Sinhŭng Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]
History
[edit]The station was opened on 10 September 1932 by the Sinhŭng Railway as part of the 31.6 km (19.6 mi) second section of its Songhŭng Line between Hamnam Songhŭng and here. The Sinhŭng Railway was bought and absorbed by the Chosen Railway on 22 April 1938.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
- ^ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 3385, 3 May 1938