Sopyongyang station explained

Sŏp'yŏngyang
West P'yŏngyang
Native Name:서평양
Native Name Lang:ko
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:서평양역
Mr:Sŏp'yŏngyang-yŏk
Rr:Seopyeongyang-yeok
Borough:Sŏsŏng-guyŏk,
P'yŏngyang
Country:North Korea
Connections:Tram Line 3
Opened:16 November 1929
Electrified:Yes
Owned:Korean State Railway
Original:Chosen Government Railway
Coordinates:39.0529°N 125.7263°W

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

Local transit connections can be made to Line 3 of the P'yŏngyang tram system.

History

The station was originally opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 16 November 1929.[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. 849, 31 October 1929