Taedonggang station

Taedonggang station is a railway station located in P'yŏngyang, North Korea.[1] It is located on the south bank of the Taedong River at the junction of the P'yŏngbu and P'yŏngdŏk lines.

Taedonggang

대동강
Korean name
Hangul
대동강역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDaedonggang-yeok
McCune–ReischauerTaedonggang-yŏk
General information
LocationP'yŏngyang
North Korea
Coordinates38.986°N 125.754°E / 38.986; 125.754
Owned byKorean State Railway
ConnectionsTram Line 3
History
Opened1 September 1911
Electrifiedyes
Original companyChosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
P'yŏngyang
Terminus
P'yŏngbu Line
Ryŏkp'o
East P'yŏngyang
toward Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn
P'yŏngdŏk Line
P'yŏngyang
Terminus

The Taedonggang Hotel is nearby, and the station is served by Line 3 of the P'yŏngyang tram system.

History

The station was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 September 1911, as part of the P'yŏngyang Colliery Line. During the Korean War, army trains of the South Korean Army operated between Taedonggang and Imjin stations between November and December 1950.[2]


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References
  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. Tetsudo Journal, January 2005, pp. 140-141


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