Sinon station explained

Sinon
Native Name:신온
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:신온역
Mr:Sinon-yŏk
Rr:Sinon-yeok
Borough:Sinol-li,
Taegwan-gun,
North P'yŏngan
Country:North Korea
Platform:2 (1 island)
Tracks:4
Opened:27 September 1939
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway
Original:Pyongbuk Railway
Coordinates:40.2631°N 125.1761°W

Sinon station is a railway station of the Korean State Railway in Sinol-li, Taegwan 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 Taegwalli Line, which serves a private station for the Workers' Party of Korea elite.

History

Sinon station, originally called Ch'angp'yŏng station, was opened along with the rest of the line by the Pyongbuk Railway on 27 September 1939.[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 Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa Nr. 3813, 3 October 1939