Hwangju station explained

Hwangju
Native Name:황주
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:황주역
Mr:Hwangju-yŏk
Rr:Hwangju-yeok
Borough:Hwangju County,
North Hwanghae Province
Country:North Korea
Coordinates:38.6944°N 125.7606°W
Opened:1905
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway
Former:Hwanghae Hwangju
Original:Temporary Military Railway

Hwangju station is a railway station in Hwangju County, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea.[1] It is the junction point of the P'yŏngbu Line, which runs from P'yŏngyang to Kaesŏng, and the Songrim Line, which begins at Hwangju and runs to Songrim.

The station, originally called Hwanghae Hwangju station, was opened by the Temporary Military Railway in 1905.

Notes and References

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