Namsinuiju station
South Sinŭiju 남신의주 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Korean name | ||||||||||||||||||||
Hangul | 남신의주역 | |||||||||||||||||||
Hanja | ||||||||||||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Namsinuiju-yeok | |||||||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Namsinŭiju-yŏk | |||||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Ryŏnsang 2-dong, Sinŭiju, North P'yŏngan North Korea | |||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°04′15″N 124°26′04″E / 40.07083°N 124.43444°E | |||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Korean State Railway | |||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1 October 1938 (as interlocking) | |||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 16 October 1943 (as station) | |||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | yes | |||||||||||||||||||
Original company | Tasado Railway | |||||||||||||||||||
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Namsinŭiju station is a railway station in Ryŏnsang 2-dong, Sinŭiju, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea. It is the junction point of three lines of the Korean State Railway - the P'yŏngŭi, Paengma and Tŏkhyŏn lines.[1]
History
[edit]Opened on 1 October 1938 as Namsinŭiju interlocking, it was reclassified as a station on 16 October 1943 and renamed Namsinŭiju station.
References
[edit]- ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6