Kangsŏ | |||||||||
Native Name: | 강서 | ||||||||
Native Name Lang: | ko | ||||||||
Mlanguage: |
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Borough: | Ch'ŏn-dong, Kangsŏ-guyŏk, Namp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi | ||||||||
Country: | North Korea | ||||||||
Platform: | 3 (1 island) | ||||||||
Tracks: | 4 | ||||||||
Opened: | 16 October 1910 | ||||||||
Electrified: | yes | ||||||||
Owned: | Korean State Railway | ||||||||
Former: | Kiyang station Chosŏn'gŭl: 기양역 Hanja: 岐陽駅 | ||||||||
Original: | Chosen Government Railway | ||||||||
Coordinates: | 38.9172°N 125.5214°W |
Kangsŏ station is a railway station in Kiyang-dong, Kangsŏ-guyŏk, Namp'o Special City, North Korea, on the P'yŏngnam Line of the Korean State Railway. It is the starting point of the Taean Line and of the Posan Line.[1]
Originally called Kiyang station,[2] it was opened by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the mainline of the P'yŏngnam Line, on 16 October 1910.[3]
Amongst other industries, the Kŭmsŏng Tractor Factory is served via a spur from this station.[4]
Kangsŏ station is an important and busy station for passenger services. According to the 2002 timetable of passenger trains, the following long-distances trains stopped here:[1]