Pujonhoban station explained

Pujŏnhoban
Native Name:부전호반
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:부전호반역
Mr:Pujŏnhoban-yŏk
Rr:Bujeonhoban-yeok
Borough:Pujŏn'gowŏn,
Hobal-lodongjagu,
Pujŏn County
South Hamgyŏng
Country:North Korea
Coordinates:40.5477°N 127.5696°W
Platform:1
Tracks:2
Opened:10 September 1932
Owned:Korean State Railway
Original:Sinhŭng Railway

Pujŏnhoban station is a railway station in Pujŏn'gowŏn, Hobal-lodongjagu, Pujŏn County, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It is the terminus of the (narrow gauge) Sinhŭng Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

History

The station was opened on 10 September 1932 by the Sinhŭng Railway as part of the 31.6km (19.6miles) second section of its Songhŭng Line between Hamnam Songhŭng and here. The Sinhŭng Railway was bought and absorbed by the Chosen Railway on 22 April 1938.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),
  2. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 3385, 3 May 1938