Pyongsan Station

P'yŏngsan
평산
Korean name
Hangul 평산역
Hanja 平山驛
Revised Romanization Pyeongsan-yeok
McCune–Reischauer P'yŏngsan-yŏk
General information
Location P'yŏngsan-ŭp,
P'yŏngsan County,
North Hwanghae Province
North Korea
Coordinates 38°19′57″N 126°23′47″E / 38.3324°N 126.3963°E / 38.3324; 126.3963Coordinates: 38°19′57″N 126°23′47″E / 38.3324°N 126.3963°E / 38.3324; 126.3963
Owned by Korean State Railway
History
Opened 20 December 1931
Electrified Yes
Previous names Namch'ŏn
Original company Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
toward P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngbu Line
TerminusCh'ŏngnyŏn Ich'ŏn Line
Kit'an

P'yŏngsan Station is a railway station located in P'yŏngsan-ŭp P'yŏngsan County, North Hwanghae province, North Korea.[1] It serves as the junction point of two railway lines - the P'yŏngbu Line, which connects P'yŏngyang to Kaesŏng (and, formerly, Pusan, via Dorasan) and the Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ich'ŏn Line, which runs from P'yŏngsan to Sep'ŏ where it connects to the Kangwŏn Line.

History

Originally called Namch'ŏn Station, it was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 20 December 1931.

References

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


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