Hanpo station
Hanp'o 한포 | |||||||||||
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Korean name | |||||||||||
Hangul | 한포역 | ||||||||||
Hanja | |||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Hanpo-yeok | ||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Hanp'o-yŏk | ||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Hanp'o-ri, P'yŏngsan County, North Hwanghae Province North Korea | ||||||||||
Owned by | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 3 April 1906 | ||||||||||
Electrified | yes | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Hanp'o station is a railway station located in Hanp'o-ri, P'yŏngsan 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]
History
[edit]The station was opened on 3 April 1906 on the bank of the Ryesŏng River.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
38°13′35″N 126°27′09″E / 38.2265°N 126.4526°E