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Pongsan station

Coordinates: 38°28′04″N 125°51′42″E / 38.46778°N 125.86167°E / 38.46778; 125.86167
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Pongsan

봉산
Korean name
Hangul
봉산역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBongsan-nyeok
McCune–ReischauerPongsan-nyŏk
General information
LocationPongsan-ŭp,
Pongsan-gun
North Hwanghae
North Korea
Coordinates38°28′04″N 125°51′42″E / 38.46778°N 125.86167°E / 38.46778; 125.86167
Owned byKorean State Railway
Operated byKorean State Railway
Platforms4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks6
ConnectionsNone
History
Opened1906
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesMadong
Original companyChosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
East Sariwŏn
towards P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngbu Line Ch'ŏnggye
towards Kaesŏng
West Pongsan
Terminus
Pongsan Line Terminus

Pongsan station is a railway station located in Pongsan-ŭp, Pongsan County, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea.[1] It is on located on the P'yŏngbu Line, and it is the starting point of the Pongsan Line.

History

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Pongsan station was originally opened by the Chosen Government Railway in 1906 as Madong station; [2] the name was changed after the establishment of the DPRK.

References

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  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ Japanese Government Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在 (The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937), Tokyo, Kawaguchi Printing Company, pp. 483–484