Hamhung Station

Hamhŭng 함흥
The original station building.
Korean name
Hangul	함흥역
Hanja	咸興驛
Revised Romanization	Hamheung-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Hamhŭng-yŏk
General information
Location	Yŏkchŏn 1-dong, Sŏngch'ŏngang-guyŏk, Hamhŭng-si, South Hamgyŏng North Korea
Owned by	Korean State Railway
Platforms	4 (2 islands)
Tracks	8
History
Opened	15 December 1919
Electrified	yes
Original company	Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station Hamhŭng Chocha'jang toward Rajin P'yŏngra Line Chusŏ toward P'yŏngyang Kadam toward Sinhŭng Sinhŭng Line (1435 mm) Terminus Terminus Sŏho Line Sohamhung toward Sŏho

Hamhŭng Station is a railway station in Yŏkchŏn 1-dong, Sŏngch'ŏngang-guyŏk, Hamhŭng city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, located on the P'yŏngra Line of the Korean State Railway;^[1] it is also the starting point of the Sinhŭng Line and the Sŏho Line.^[1] A locomotive depot is located here, and there are spurs to the Hamhŭng Knitwear Factory and the Paekkŭmsan Combined Foodstuffs Factory in Haebit-tong, Sŏngch'ŏngang-guyŏk.

History

The station was originally opened on 15 December 1919 by the Chosen Government Railway as part of the 69.5 km (43.2 mi) Yŏnghŭng (nowadays Kŭmya)–Hamhŭng section of the Hamgyŏng Line.

References

Coordinates: 39°54′43″N 127°32′43″E / 39.9119°N 127.5454°E / 39.9119; 127.5454