Hwangju Station

Hwangju
황주
Korean name
Hangul 황주역
Hanja 黃州驛
Revised Romanization Hwangju-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Hwangju-yŏk
General information
Location Hwangju County,
North Hwanghae Province
North Korea
Coordinates 38°41′40″N 125°45′38″E / 38.69444°N 125.76056°E / 38.69444; 125.76056Coordinates: 38°41′40″N 125°45′38″E / 38.69444°N 125.76056°E / 38.69444; 125.76056
Owned by Korean State Railway
History
Opened 1905
Electrified yes
Previous names Hwanghae Hwangju
Original company Temporary Military Railway
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
toward P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngbu Line
Changch'ŏlli
toward Songrim Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Songrim LineTerminus

Hwangju Station is a railway station in Hwangju County, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea.[1] It is the junction point of the P'yŏngbu Line, which runs from P'yŏngyang to Kaesŏng, and the Songrim Line, which begins at Hwangju and runs to Songrim.

The station, originally called Hwanghae Hwangju Station, was opened by the Temporary Military Railway in 1905.

References

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


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