Sŏgwangryang station explained

West Kwangryang
Native Name:서광량
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:서광량역
Mr:Sŏgwangryang-yŏk
Rr:Seogwangryang-yeok
Borough:Kŭmgŏng-ri,
Onch'ŏn-gun,
Namp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi
Country:North Korea
Platform:1
Tracks:2
Opened:July 1938
Electrified:no
Owned:Korean State Railway
Original:Chosen P'yŏngan Railway
Coordinates:38.8067°N 125.2464°W

Sŏgwangryang station, or West Kwangryang station is a railway station in Kŭmgŏng-ri, Onch'ŏn county, Namp'o Special City, North Korea on the P'yŏngnam Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

History

The station was opened by the Chosen P'yŏngan Railway (Japanese: 朝鮮平安鉄道, Chōsen Heian Tetsudō; Korean: 조선평안철도, Chosŏn P'yŏngan Ch'ŏldo) in July 1938 as part of a 34.7km (21.6miles)-long line from Namp'o to P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn.[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 Gazette of the Governor-General of Korea), Showa No. 3447, 14 July 1938