Sunchon station explained

Sunch'ŏn
Native Name:순천
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:순천역
Mr:Sunch'ŏn-yŏk
Rr:Suncheon-yeok
Address:Sunch'ŏn,
South P'yŏngan Province
Country:North Korea
Coordinates:39.4228°N 125.9367°W
Line:P'yŏngra Line
Manp'o Line
Opened:15 October 1928
Original:Chosen Government Railway
Electrified:yes
Owned:Korean State Railway

Sunchon station is a railway station in Sunch'ŏn municipal city, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea on the P'yŏngra Line of the Korean State Railway; it is also the starting point of the Manp'o Line.[1]

History

The station was opened on 15 October 1928 by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the second section of the former P'yŏngwŏn Line from P'yŏngsŏng to Sunch'ŏn; this later became part of the P'yŏngra Line.

Notes and References

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