Yonpo Station

Yŏnp'o
연포
Yŏnp'o Station
Korean name
Hangul 연포역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Yeonpo-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Yŏnp'o-yŏk
General information
Location Yŏnp'o-ri,
Manp'o-si,
Chagang Province
North Korea
Coordinates 41°16′36″N 126°22′03″E / 41.2768°N 126.3674°E / 41.2768; 126.3674Coordinates: 41°16′36″N 126°22′03″E / 41.2768°N 126.3674°E / 41.2768; 126.3674
Owned by Korean State Railway
Line(s) Pukpu Line
History
Opened 1959
Electrified yes
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
Pukpu Line

Yŏnp'o Station is a railway station in Yŏnp'o-ri, Manp'o municipal city, Chagang Province, North Korea, on the Pukpu Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

History

The station was opened in 1959 by the Korean State Railway, along with the rest of the original Unbong Line from Hyesan to Manp'o; much of this line was absorbed into the Pukpu Line in 1988.[2]

References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p.91 ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. 북부철길 전철화, 동아일보, 1992 January 30


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