Punggye station explained

P'unggye
Native Name:풍계
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:풍계역
Mr:P'unggye-yŏk
Rr:Punggye-yeok
Borough:P'unggye-ri,
Kilju,
North Hamgyŏng
Country:North Korea
Opened:1 November 1933
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway
Coordinates:41.1316°N 129.163°W

P'unggye station is a railway station in P'unggye-ri, Kilju county, North Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

The station, along with the rest of the KiljuHapsu section, was opened by the Chosen Government Railway (朝鮮総督府鉄道) on 1 November 1933.[2]

On 9 October 2006 an underground nuclear test was conducted at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, causing the closure of the line for 3–4 months.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),
  2. [Japanese Government Railways]
  3. Web site: 核실험 후 4개월간 길주-혜산 봉쇄. 4 months after the experiment gilju – Hyesan blockade. Daily Chosun.