Namsinuiju station explained

South Sinŭiju
Native Name:남신의주
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:남신의주역
Mr:Namsinŭiju-yŏk
Rr:Namsinuiju-yeok
Borough:Ryŏnsang 2-dong, Sinŭiju,
North P'yŏngan
Country:North Korea
Coordinates:40.0708°N 124.4344°W
Opened:1 October 1938 (as interlocking)
Rebuilt:16 October 1943 (as station)
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway
Original:Tasado Railway

Namsinŭiju station is a railway station in Ryŏnsang 2-dong, Sinŭiju, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea. It is the junction point of three lines of the Korean State Railway - the P'yŏngŭi, Paengma and Tŏkhyŏn lines.[1]

History

Opened on 1 October 1938 as Namsinŭiju interlocking, it was reclassified as a station on 16 October 1943 and renamed Namsinŭiju station.

Notes and References

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