Pyongsan Station
P'yŏngsan 평산 | ||||||||||||||||
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Korean name | ||||||||||||||||
Hangul | 평산역 | |||||||||||||||
Hanja | 平山驛 | |||||||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Pyeongsan-yeok | |||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | P'yŏngsan-yŏk | |||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location |
P'yŏngsan-ŭp, P'yŏngsan County, North Hwanghae Province North Korea | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°19′57″N 126°23′47″E / 38.3324°N 126.3963°ECoordinates: 38°19′57″N 126°23′47″E / 38.3324°N 126.3963°E | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Korean State Railway | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 20 December 1931 | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | yes | |||||||||||||||
Services | ||||||||||||||||
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P'yŏngsan Station is a railway station located in P'yŏngsan-ŭp P'yŏngsan County, North Hwanghae province, North Korea.[1] It serves is the junction point of two railway lines - the P'yŏngbu Line, which connects P'yŏngyang to Kaesŏng (and, formerly, Pusan, via Dorasan) and the Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ich'ŏn Line, which runs from P'yŏngsan to Sep'ŏ where it connects to the Kangwŏn Line.
History
The station was opened on 20 December 1931, and until July 1945 was known as Heizan Station.
References
- ↑ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
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