Sokhyon station is a railway station located in Sinmak-ri, Sŏhŭng Country, 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]

Sokhyon

석현
Korean name
Hangul
석현역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeokhyeon-yeok
McCune–ReischauerSŏkhyŏn-yŏk
General information
LocationPongha-ri,
Sŏhŭng Country,
North Hwanghae Province
North Korea
Owned byKorean State Railway
History
Opened3 April 1906
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Munmu
towards P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngbu Line Sŏhŭng
towards Kaesŏng

References

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

38°25′32″N 126°10′22″E / 38.42556°N 126.17278°E / 38.42556; 126.17278