Sohung Station

Sŏhŭng
서흥
Korean name
Hangul 서흥역
Hanja 西興驛
Revised Romanization Seoheung-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Sŏhŭng-yŏk
General information
Location Sŏhŭng-ŭp,
Sŏhŭng,
North Hwanghae
North Korea
Owned by Korean State Railway
History
Opened 3 April 1906
Electrified yes
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
toward P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngbu Line

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. 1 2 Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6

Coordinates: 38°25′32″N 126°10′22″E / 38.4255°N 126.1727°E / 38.4255; 126.1727

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