Pyongsan Station

P'yŏngsan
평산
Korean name
Hangul 평산역
Hanja
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°E / 38.3324; 126.3963Coordinates: 38°19′57″N 126°23′47″E / 38.3324°N 126.3963°E / 38.3324; 126.3963
Owned by Korean State Railway
History
Opened 20 December 1931
Electrified yes
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
toward P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngbu Line
TerminusCh'ŏngnyŏn Ich'ŏn Line
Kit'an

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

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


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