Hwado station

Coordinates: 38°49′18″N 125°13′06″E / 38.8216°N 125.2183°E / 38.8216; 125.2183
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Hwado

화도
Korean name
Hangul
화도역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHwado-yeok
McCune–ReischauerHwado-yŏk
General information
LocationHwado-ri,
Onch'ŏn-gun,
Namp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi
North Korea
Coordinates38°49′18″N 125°13′06″E / 38.8216°N 125.2183°E / 38.8216; 125.2183
Owned byKorean State Railway
Platforms1
Tracks2
History
OpenedJuly 1938
Electrifiedno
Original companyChosen P'yŏngan Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Rosang P'yŏngnam Line West Kwangryang
towards Namp'o

Hwado station is a railway station in Hwado-ri, Onch'ŏn county, Namp'o Special City, North Korea on the P'yŏngnam Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

History[edit]

The station was opened by the Chosen P'yŏngan Railway (Japanese: 朝鮮平安鉄道, Chōsen Heian Tetsudō; Korean: 조선평안철도, Chosŏn P'yŏngan Ch'ŏldo) in July 1938 as part of a 34.7 km (21.6 mi)-long line from Namp'o to P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 86. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
  2. ^ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Gazette of the Governor-General of Korea), Showa No. 3447, 14 July 1938