Sopo station explained

Sŏp'o
Native Name:서포
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:서포역
Mr:Sŏp'o-yŏk
Rr:Seopo-yeok
Borough:Sŏp'o-dong,
Hyongjesan-guyŏk,
P'yŏngyang
Country:North Korea
Opened:1 April 1908
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway

Sŏp'o station is a railway station in Sŏp'o-dong, Hyongjesan-guyŏk, P'yŏngyang, North Korea. It is on located on the P'yŏngra and P'yŏngŭi lines of the Korean State Railway.[1]

History

The station was opened on 1 April 1908, along with the rest of the former Kyŏngŭi Line, from which the P'yŏngŭi line was formed after the division of Korea.

Operations

There is an international cargo terminal at the station, which handles international freight traffic between P'yŏngyang and China. All passenger trains heading to and from P'yŏngyang on the P'yŏngra and P'yŏngŭi lines pass through this station.

References

39.0886°N 125.7347°W

Notes and References

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