Kwisong station
Kwisŏng 귀성 | |||||||||||
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| Korean name | |||||||||||
| Hangul | 귀성역 | ||||||||||
| Hanja | |||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Gwiseong-yeok | ||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwisŏng-yŏk | ||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Wŏn'ŭp-rodongjagu, Onch'ŏn-gun, Namp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi North Korea | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°51′30″N 125°10′50″E / 38.8583°N 125.1806°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 + 1 siding | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | July 1938 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | no | ||||||||||
| Original company | Chosen P'yŏngan Railway | ||||||||||
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Kwisŏng station is a railway station in Wŏn'ŭp-rodongjagu, 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]
- ^ Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 86. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
- ^ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Gazette of the Governor-General of Korea), Showa No. 3447, 14 July 1938
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