Pongsan Station

Pongsan
봉산
Korean name
Hangul 봉산역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Bongsan-nyeok
McCune–Reischauer Pongsan-nyŏk
General information
Location Pongsan-ŭp,
Pongsan-gun
North Hwanghae
North Korea
Coordinates 38°28′04″N 125°51′42″E / 38.46778°N 125.86167°E / 38.46778; 125.86167Coordinates: 38°28′04″N 125°51′42″E / 38.46778°N 125.86167°E / 38.46778; 125.86167
Owned by Korean State Railway
Operated by Korean State Railway
Platforms 4 (2 island)
Tracks 6
Connections None
History
Opened 1906
Electrified Yes
Previous names Madong
Original company Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
toward P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngbu Line
Terminus
Pongsan LineTerminus

Pongsan Station is a railway station located in Pongsan-ŭp, Pongsan County, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea.[1] It is on located on the P'yŏngbu Line, and it is the starting point of the Pongsan Line.

History

Pongsan Station was originally opened by the Chosen Government Railway in 1906 as Madong Station; [2] the name was changed after the establishment of the DPRK.

References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. Japanese Government Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在(The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937), Tokyo, Kawaguchi Printing Company, pp. 483–484


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