Hanpo Station

Hanp'o 한포
Korean name
Hangul	한포역
Hanja	汗浦驛
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
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station Taebaeksansŏng toward P'yŏngyang P'yŏngbu Line Kŭmch'ŏn toward Dorasan (ROK)

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

The station was opened on 3 April 1906 on the bank of the Ryesŏng River.

References

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

Coordinates: 38°13′35″N 126°27′09″E / 38.2265°N 126.4526°E