Chongbang station

Chŏngbang

정방역
Korean name
Hangul
정방역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeongbang-yeok
McCune–ReischauerChŏngbang-yŏk
General information
LocationChŏngbang-ri,
Sariwŏn-si,
North Hwanghae Province
North Korea
Owned byKorean State Railway
History
Opened1 July 1923
Electrifiedyes
Previous namesKyedong
Original companyChosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Ch'imch'on Ch'ŏngnyŏn
towards P'yŏngyang
 P'yŏngbu Line Sariwŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn
towards Kaesŏng

Chŏngbang station is a railway station located in Sariwŏn, North Hwanghae province, North Korea.[1] It is on located on the P'yŏngbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyŏngŭi Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to P'yŏngyang; though this line physically connects P'yŏngyang to Pusan via Dorasan, in operational reality it ends at Kaesŏng due to the Korean Demilitarized Zone.[1]

Originally called Kyedong station, the station was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 July 1923. It is located near the well-known tourist sites of Mt. Chŏngbang, Chŏngbang Fortress and the Sŏngbul-sa Buddhist temple.

References

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

38°33′22″N 125°43′18″E / 38.55611°N 125.72167°E / 38.55611; 125.72167

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