Kanpyong station explained

Kanp'yŏng
Native Name:간평
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:간평역
Mr:Kanp'yŏng-yŏk
Rr:Ganpyeong-yeok
Borough:Hoeryŏng-si, North Hamgyŏng
Country:North Korea
Opened:5 January 1920
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway

Kanp'yŏng station is a railway station in Hoeryŏng-si, North Hamgyŏng, North Korea, on the Hambuk Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

History

It was opened by the Tomun Railway Company on 5 January 1920, together with the rest of the Hoeryŏng-Sangsambong section of their line (Hoeryŏng-Tonggwanjin), which on 1 April 1929 was nationalised and became the West Tomun Line of the Chosen Government Railway.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道. January 2007. Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. 978-4-10-303731-6. ja.
  2. Book: Japanese Government Railways

    . Japanese Government Railways. Japanese Government Railways. 鉄道停車場一覧 昭和12年10月1日現在. The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937. Kawaguchi Printing Company. Tokyo. 1937. 498–501, 504–505. Japanese.