Pyongsan station explained

P'yŏngsan
Native Name:평산
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:평산역
Mr:P'yŏngsan-yŏk
Rr:Pyeongsan-yeok
Borough:P'yŏngsan-ŭp,
P'yŏngsan County,
North Hwanghae Province
Country:North Korea
Opened:20 December 1931
Electrified:Yes
Owned:Korean State Railway
Former:Namch'ŏn
Original:Chosen Government Railway
Coordinates:38.3324°N 126.3963°W

P'yŏngsan station is a railway station located in P'yŏngsan-ŭp P'yŏngsan County, North Hwanghae province, North Korea.[1] It serves as the junction point of two railway lines – the P'yŏngbu Line, which connects P'yŏngyang to Kaesŏng (and, formerly, Pusan, via Dorasan), and the Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ich'ŏn Line, which runs from P'yŏngsan to Sep'ŏ where it connects to the Kangwŏn Line.

History

Originally called Namch'ŏn station, it was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 20 December 1931.

Notes and References

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