Songhak Station

Songhak
송학
Korean name
Hangul 송학역
Hanja 松鶴驛
Revised Romanization Songhak-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Songhak-yŏk
General information
Location Songhang-ri,
Kyŏnghŭng,
North Hamgyŏng
North Korea
Coordinates 42°33′31″N 130°22′07″E / 42.5585°N 130.3686°E / 42.5585; 130.3686Coordinates: 42°33′31″N 130°22′07″E / 42.5585°N 130.3686°E / 42.5585; 130.3686
Owned by Korean State Railway
Line(s) Hambuk Line
History
Opened 16 November 1929
Electrified yes
Original company Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
Haksong
toward Rajin
Hambuk Line
Sinasan
TerminusCh'undu Line
Terminus

Songhak Station is a railway station in Songhang-ri, Kyŏnghŭng county, North Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Hambuk Line of the Korean State Railway; it is also the starting point of the Ch'undu Line.[1]

The station was opened on 16 November 1929 by the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu) as part of the East Tomun Line from Unggi (now Sŏnbong) to Sinasan, which was later extended to Tonggwanjin. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道. Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 93. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
  2. ↑ 조선총독부관보 昭和 제669호, 1929년 3월 28일자, 朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 669, 28 March 1929 (in Japanese)


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