Hwangju station
Hwangju station is a railway station in Hwangju County, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea.[1] It is the junction point of the P'yŏngbu Line, which runs from P'yŏngyang to Kaesŏng, and the Songrim Line, which begins at Hwangju and runs to Songrim.
Hwangju 황주 | ||||||||||||||||
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Korean name | ||||||||||||||||
Hangul | 황주역 | |||||||||||||||
Hanja | ||||||||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Hwangju-yeok | |||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Hwangju-yŏk | |||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Hwangju County, North Hwanghae Province North Korea | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°41′40″N 125°45′38″E | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Korean State Railway | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1905 | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | yes | |||||||||||||||
Previous names | Hwanghae Hwangju | |||||||||||||||
Original company | Temporary Military Railway | |||||||||||||||
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The station, originally called Hwanghae Hwangju station, was opened by the Temporary Military Railway in 1905.
References
- Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
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