Sŏgwangryang station

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Sŏgwangryang station, or West Kwangryang station is a railway station in Kŭmgŏng-ri, Onch'ŏn county, Namp'o Special City, North Korea on the P'yŏngnam Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

West Kwangryang

서광량
Korean name
Hangul
서광량역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeogwangryang-yeok
McCune–ReischauerSŏgwangryang-yŏk
General information
LocationKŭmgŏng-ri,
Onch'ŏn-gun,
Namp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi
North Korea
Coordinates38°48′24″N 125°14′47″E / 38.8067°N 125.2464°E / 38.8067; 125.2464
Owned byKorean State Railway
Platforms1
Tracks2
History
OpenedJuly 1938
Electrifiedno
Original companyChosen P'yŏngan Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Hwado P'yŏngnam Line East Kwangryang
towards Namp'o

History

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The station was opened by the Chosen P'yŏngan Railway (Japanese: 朝鮮平安鉄道, Chōsen Heian Tetsudō; Korean: 조선평안철도, Chosŏn P'yŏngan Ch'ŏldo) in July 1938 as part of a 34.7 km (21.6 mi)-long line from Namp'o to P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Gazette of the Governor-General of Korea), Showa No. 3447, 14 July 1938