Pyongsan station
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P'yŏngsan 평산 | ||||||||||||||||
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Korean name | ||||||||||||||||
Hangul | 평산역 | |||||||||||||||
Hanja | ||||||||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Pyeongsan-yeok | |||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | P'yŏngsan-yŏk | |||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | P'yŏngsan-ŭp, P'yŏngsan County, North Hwanghae Province North Korea | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°19′57″N 126°23′47″E / 38.3324°N 126.3963°E | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Korean State Railway | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 20 December 1931 | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Previous names | Namch'ŏn | |||||||||||||||
Original company | Chosen Government Railway | |||||||||||||||
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P'yŏngsan station is a railway station located in P'yŏngsan-ŭp P'yŏngsan County, North Hwanghae province, North Korea.[1] It serves as the junction point of two railway lines – the P'yŏngbu Line, which connects P'yŏngyang to Kaesŏng (and, formerly, Pusan, via Dorasan), and the Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ich'ŏn Line, which runs from P'yŏngsan to Sep'ŏ where it connects to the Kangwŏn Line.
History
[edit]Originally called Namch'ŏn station, it was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 20 December 1931.
References
[edit]- ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6