Hanpo station

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Hanp'o station is a railway station located in Hanp'o-ri, P'yŏngsan 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]

Hanp'o

한포
Korean name
Hangul
한포역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHanpo-yeok
McCune–ReischauerHanp'o-yŏk
General information
LocationHanp'o-ri,
P'yŏngsan County,
North Hwanghae Province
North Korea
Owned byKorean State Railway
History
Opened3 April 1906
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Taebaeksansŏng
towards P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngbu Line Kŭmch'ŏn
towards Kaesŏng

History edit

The station was opened on 3 April 1906 on the bank of the Ryesŏng River.

References edit

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

38°13′35″N 126°27′09″E / 38.2265°N 126.4526°E / 38.2265; 126.4526