Pyongyang station

Pyongyang station (Korean: 평양역) is the central railway station of P'yŏngyang, North Korea.[1] It is located in Yŏkchŏn-dong, Chung-guyŏk.

P'yŏngyang 평양
Street facade of the railway station
Location	Yŏkchŏn-dong, Chung-guyŏk, P'yǒngyang North Korea
Owned by	Korean State Railway
Platforms	3 (2 island platforms)
Tracks	6
Connections	Tram Line 1 Ch'ǒllima Line (Yongwang station)
History
Opened	1906
Rebuilt	1958
Electrified	Yes
Original company	Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station Terminus P'yŏngbu Line Taedonggang toward Dorasan (ROK) Taedonggang toward Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'yŏngdŏk Line Terminus Terminus P'yŏngnam Line Pot'onggang toward Namp'o West P'yŏngyang toward Rajin P'yŏngra Line Terminus West P'yŏngyang toward Dandong (China) P'yŏngŭi Line

Pyongyang station
Chosŏn'gŭl	평양역
Hancha	平壌驛
Revised Romanization	Pyeongyang-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	P'yǒngyang-yǒk

Main information

The station is the start of the P'yŏngbu and P'yŏngŭi lines, which were adjusted from the Kyŏngbu and Kyŏngŭi lines used before the division of Korea to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to P'yŏngyang. The P'yŏngŭi Line runs from P'yŏngyang to Sinŭiju, while the P'yǒngbu Line theoretically runs through Seoul and ends at Busan; in practice, however, the line ends at Kaesǒng. It is also served by the P'yǒngnam Line, which runs from P'yŏngyang to Namp'o, as well as the P'yŏngdŏk Line running from P'yŏngyang to Kujang.

Connections

The Beijing - Pyongyang passenger train with the emblem of China

P'yŏngyang station is the main station in North Korea and it connects most of the cities of the country: Chŏngju, Sinŭiju, Namp'o, Sariwŏn, Kaesŏng, Wŏnsan, Hamhŭng and Rason. Beside domestic routes, international destinations such as Beijing and Moscow are available by night trains, and there are daily passenger trains to the Chinese border city of Dandong. There are presently no scheduled trains to Seoul (about 250 km (155 mi) away), due to the separation of the two Koreas.

Local transit connections can be made at the station via Pyongyang Metro's Yǒngwang station (on the Ch'ŏllima Line), and by Line 1 of the P'yŏngyang tram system.

Structure

Old Pyongyang station 1920s

The original station was constructed in the 1920s by the Empire of Japan who occupied Korea at the time, the original architectural style being akin to the original Seoul station built at a similar time, with the two cities once linked together [2]. During the Korean War, the original structure was destroyed and later on rebuilt in 1958[3] in the style of socialist architecture. The station presently has three floors above ground level as well as a basement.[3] The ground level houses a ticket desk exclusively for government employees. At the first floor there is a waiting room, toilets, a ticket desk and access to the trains. At the second floor there are offices for the staff and at the third the office of the station master. There are five platforms, with number 1 being the most spacious.

Speaker system

Twice daily, a rendition of "Where Are You, Dear General?" is blasted over a speaker system at the station. This is used as an alarm for the entirety of Pyongyang.

Pyongyang station in a painting

References

1. Information
2. "Pyongyang Railway Station". Visit North Korea. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
3. "Pyongyang train station to be refurbished – Railroad Ministry - NK News - North Korea News". 4 February 2014.

External links

• Introduction of Pyongyang Station (in Japanese)