Hukkyo station

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Hŭkkyo

흑교
Korean name
Hangul
흑교역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHeukgyo-yeok
McCune–ReischauerHŭkkyo-yŏk
General information
LocationHŭkkyo-ri,
Hwangju County,
North Hwanghae Province
North Korea
Owned byKorean State Railway
History
Opened1906
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
toward P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngbu Line

Hŭkkyo station is a railway station located in Hŭkkyo-ri, Hwangju county, North Hwanghae province, North Korea.[1] It is on located on the P'yŏngbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyŏngŭi Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to P'yŏngyang; though this line physically connects P'yŏngyang to Pusan via Dorasan, in operational reality it ends at Kaesŏng due to the Korean Demilitarized Zone.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6

Coordinates: 38°48′0″N 125°47′26″E / 38.80000°N 125.79056°E / 38.80000; 125.79056

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