Kyejong station

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Kyejŏng

계정
Korean name
Hangul
계정역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGyejeong-yeok
McCune–ReischauerKyejŏng-yŏk
General information
LocationKyejŏng-ri,
Kŭmch'ŏn County,
North Hwanghae Province
North Korea
Owned byKorean State Railway
History
Opened3 April 1906
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station DPRKRailway -vector.svg Korean State Railway Following station
Kŭmch'ŏn
towards P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngbu Line Ryŏhyŏn
towards Kaesŏng

Kyejŏng station is a railway station located in Kyejŏng-ri, Kŭmch'ŏn County, North Hwanghae province, North Korea.[1] It is on located on the P'yŏngbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyŏngŭi Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to P'yŏngyang; though this line physically connects P'yŏngyang to Pusan via Dorasan, in operational reality it ends at Kaesŏng due to the Korean Demilitarized Zone.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6

Coordinates: 38°04′00″N 126°27′15″E / 38.0668°N 126.4543°E / 38.0668; 126.4543