Changbang station explained

Changbang
Native Name:장방
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:장방역
Mr:Changbang-yŏk
Rr:Jangbang-yeok
Borough:Changbang-ri,
Haeju-si,
South Hwanghae
Country:North Korea
Platform:2 (1 island)
Tracks:5
Opened:11 December 1930
Owned:Korean State Railway
Original:Chosen Railway
Coordinates:38.0069°N 125.8204°W

Changbang station is a railway station in Changbang-ri, Haeju City, South Hwanghae Province, North Korea, on the Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway. It is also the western terminus of the Paech'ŏn Line.[1]

History

Changbang station was opened by the Chosen Railway on 11 December 1930, along with the rest of the Hakhyŏn–East Haeju section of the former Sahae Line.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō). Shogun's railway. ja. 978-4-10-303731-6.
  2. 朝鮮總督府官報. Chinese. The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea. Shōwa Nr. 1187. 16 December 1930.