Songpyong station explained

Sŏngp'yŏng
Native Name:성평역
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:성평역
Mr:Sŏngp'yŏng-yŏk
Rr:Seongpyeong-yeok
Borough:Kangal-li,
Onsŏng, North Hamgyŏng
Country:North Korea
Opened:1 December 1922
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway
Original:Tomun Railway

Sŏngp'yŏng station is a railway station in Kangal-li, Onsŏng County, North Hamgyŏng, North Korea; it is the endpoint of the Sŏngp'yŏng Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

History

The station was opened by the Tomun Railway Company on 1 December 1922, together with the rest of the Sŏngp'yŏng Line as well as the SangsambongChongsŏng section of their mainline from Hoeryŏng to Tonggwanjin. On 1 April 1929 the Tomun Railway was nationalised and became the West Tomun Line of the Chosen Government Railway.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道. January 2007. 93. Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. 978-4-10-303731-6. Japanese.
  2. 朝鮮総督府官報 昭和 第669号, 1929年 3月 28日. The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea. Shōwa No. 669. 28 March 1929. Japanese.