Ryanggang Taepyong station explained

Ryanggang Taep'yŏng
Native Name:량강대평
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:량강대평역
Mr:Ryanggang Taep'yŏng-yŏk
Rr:Yanggang Daepyeong-yeok
Borough:Taep'yŏng-rodongjagu,
Poch'ŏn-gun,
Ryanggang
Country:North Korea
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway

Ryanggang Taep'yŏng station, originally P'yŏngmul station, is a former railway station in Taep'yŏng-rodongjagu, Poch'ŏn county, Ryanggang province, North Korea, the terminus of the narrow-gauge Poch'ŏn line.[1]

History

The station, along with the rest of the Poch'ŏn Line, was opened by the Korean State Railway sometime after 1948. Extensive flooding in 1994 led to the closure of both the Poch'ŏn and Samjiyŏn lines, and the station has since been out of use.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),
  2. http://www.dailynk.com/korean/read.php?cataId=nk04500&num=77344 北 자재난 심각…2012년 국책사업 줄줄이 ‘중단’