Popyong Chongnyon station explained

Pop'yŏng Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Native Name:포평청년
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:포평청년역
Mr:Pop'yŏng Ch'ŏngnyŏn-yŏk
Rr:Popyeong Cheongnyeon-yeok
Address:Kimhyŏngjik-ŭp,
Kimhyŏngjik-kun,
Ryanggang Province
Country:North Korea
Coordinates:41.4992°N 127.2327°W
Line:Pukbunaeryuk Line
Opened:3 August 1988
Former:Huch'ang (후창, 厚昌)
Pop'yŏng (포평, 葡坪)
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway

Pop'yŏng Ch'ŏngnyŏn station is a railway station in Kimhyŏngjik-ŭp, Kimhyŏngjik-kun, Ryanggang Province, North Korea, on the Pukbunaeryuk Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

History

The station, originally called Huch'ang station,[2] was opened on 3 August 1988 by the Korean State Railway, along with the rest of the second section of the Pukpu Line between Chasŏng and Huju.[3] When the town of Huch'ang was renamed Kimhyŏngjik, the station was also renamed, but called Pop'yŏng station instead of "Kimhyŏngjik station". It received its current name around 2012.

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p.91
  2. Web site: 북부 철길 건설. terms.naver.com. 2018-01-01.
  3. http://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1988081000329212004&editNo=3&printCount=1&publishDate=1988-08-10&officeId=00032&pageNo=12&printNo=13190&publishType=00020 북부철길 1단계공사완료