Yonggwang Station

Murals on the walls of the tunnel.
Yŏnggwang
영광
Korean name
Hangul 영광역
Hanja 榮光驛
Revised Romanization Yeonggwang-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Yŏnggwang-yŏk
General information
Location Sosong Street and Changgwang Street, Chung-guyok, Pyongyang
 North Korea
Coordinates 39°0′28″N 125°44′4.7″E / 39.00778°N 125.734639°E / 39.00778; 125.734639Coordinates: 39°0′28″N 125°44′4.7″E / 39.00778°N 125.734639°E / 39.00778; 125.734639
Line(s)
  Chŏllima Line
  Man'gyŏngdae Line
Platforms 1
Tracks 2
Connections Pyongyang Station
History
Opened 4 April 1987 (1987-04-04)
Services
Preceding station   Pyongyang Metro   Following station
Terminus
Chŏllima Line
toward Pulgŭnbyŏl
Man'gyŏngdae Line
Terminus

Yŏnggwang Station is a station on the Mangyongdae Line of the Pyongyang Metro.[1]

Before the rules were relaxed in 2010, it was one of the only two stations that tourists could visit, the other one being Puhung Station. These two stations are the most finely decorated in the system, to cater to tourists, and also were the last two to be completed.[2] The station features murals on either side of the tunnel, 80 metres (260 ft) long each.[2]

Nearby

References

  1. ↑ "the pyongyang metro statistics". pyongyang-metro.com. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 Davies, Elliott (16 April 2016). "I was part of the first group of outsiders allowed to ride the entire North Korean subway system — here's what I saw". Business Insider. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
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