Hungsu station

Hŭngsu

흥수
Korean name
Hangul
흥수역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHeungsu-yeok
McCune–ReischauerHŭngsu-yŏk
General information
LocationHŭngsu-ri,
Pongsan County,
North Hwanghae Province
North Korea
Owned byKorean State Railway
History
Opened1906
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Ch'ŏnggye
towards P'yŏngyang
 P'yŏngbu Line Munmu
towards Kaesŏng

Hŭngsu station is a railway station located in Hŭngsu-ri, Pongsan County, 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]

References

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

38°26′04″N 126°04′01″E / 38.4345°N 126.0669°E / 38.4345; 126.0669

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