Pupung station explained

Pup'ung
Native Name:부풍
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:부풍역
Mr:Pup'ung-yŏk
Rr:Bupung-yeok
Borough:Pup'ung,
Sakchu-gun,
North P'yŏngan
Country:North Korea
Platform:2 (1 island)
Tracks:5
Opened:27 September 1939
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway
Original:P'yŏngbuk Railway
Coordinates:40.4353°N 124.9489°W

Pup'ung station is a railway station of the Korean State Railway in Pup'ung, Sakchu County, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, on P'yŏngbuk Line of the Korean State Railway.[1] It is also the starting point of the Sup'ung Line and the Amrokkang Line.

History

Pup'ung station, along with the rest of the main line, was opened by the P'yŏngbuk Railway on 27 September 1939.[2]

Services

Pup'ung station is served by six pairs of commuter trains along the Ch'ongsu–Sup'ung–P'ungnyŏn route.[3]

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 Nr. 3813, 3 October 1939
  3. http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=2090762&cid=44454&categoryId=44461 North Korea Geographic Information: Transportation Geography – P'yŏngbuk Line (in Korean)