Sohung station

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Sŏhŭng

서흥
Korean name
Hangul
서흥역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeoheung-yeok
McCune–ReischauerSŏhŭng-yŏk
General information
LocationSŏhŭng-ŭp,
Sŏhŭng,
North Hwanghae
North Korea
Owned byKorean State Railway
History
Opened3 April 1906
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station DPRKRailway -vector.svg Korean State Railway Following station
Sokhyon
towards P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngbu Line Mulgae
towards Kaesŏng

Sŏhŭng station is a railway station located in Sŏhŭng-ŭp, Sŏhŭng Country, 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°25′11″N 126°13′49″E / 38.4197°N 126.2302°E / 38.4197; 126.2302