Pongsan station
Pongsan 봉산 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Korean name | ||||||||||||||||
| Hangul | 봉산역 | |||||||||||||||
| Hanja | 鳳山驛 | |||||||||||||||
| 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; 125.86167 | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Korean State Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Korean State Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 island platforms) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | None | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1906 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Madong | |||||||||||||||
| Original company | Chosen Government Railway | |||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
- ^ 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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