Hanpo station explained

Hanp'o
Native Name:한포
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:한포역
Mr:Hanp'o-yŏk
Rr:Hanpo-yeok
Borough:Hanp'o-ri,
P'yŏngsan County,
North Hwanghae Province
Country:North Korea
Opened:3 April 1906
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway

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

38.2265°N 126.4526°W

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),