Anbyon station explained

Anbyŏn
Native Name:안변
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:안변역
Mr:Anbyŏn-yŏk
Rr:Anbyeon-yeok
Borough:Anbyŏn-ŭp,
Anbyŏn County
Kangwŏn Province
Country:North Korea
Coordinates:39.0478°N 127.5003°W
Line:Kangwŏn Line
Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line
Opened:16 August 1914
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway
Original:Chosen Government Railway

Anbyŏn station is a railway station in Anbyŏn-ŭp, Anbyŏn County in Kangwŏn province, North Korea. It is located on the Kangwŏn Line, which connects Kowŏn to P'yŏnggang, and is the start of the Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line, which runs to the Mount Kŭmgang Tourist Region and continues south across the DMZ to Chejin in South Korea,[1] although the section between Kŭmgangsan and Chejin has been out of service since 2008.[2]

History

The station, along with the rest of the former Kyŏngwŏn Line, was opened by the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu) on 16 August 1914.[3] The first section of the former Tonghae Pukpu Line, from Anbyŏn to Hŭpkok (nowadays called Myŏnggo), was opened by Sentetsu on 1 September 1929. After the partition of Korea following the Pacific War, the section of the Tonghae Pukpu line from Anbyŏn to Kamho fell within North Korea, and was renamed Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),
  2. News: ROK woman tourist shot dead at DPRK resort . . July 12, 2008 . dead . December 5, 2016 . April 27, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100427191559/http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2008-07/12/content_6839889.htm .
  3. Web site: 경영원칙 > 경영공시 > 영업현황 > 영업거리현황 . . 2015-09-17.