Hungsu station

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hŭngsu

흥수
Korean name
Hangul
흥수역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHeungsu-yeok
McCune–ReischauerHŭngsu-yŏk
General information
LocationHŭngsu-ri,
Pongsan 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

Hŭngsu station is a railway station located in Hŭngsu-ri, Pongsan 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°26′04″N 126°04′01″E / 38.4345°N 126.0669°E / 38.4345; 126.0669

Retrieved from ""