Puksinhyon station
Puksinhyŏn 북신현 | ||||||||||||||||
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Korean name | ||||||||||||||||
Hangul | 북신현역 | |||||||||||||||
Hanja | ||||||||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Buksinhyeon-yeok | |||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Puksinhyŏn-yŏk | |||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Puksinhyŏl-li, Hyangsan, North P'yŏngan Province North Korea | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°59′05″N 126°07′20″E / 39.9848°N 126.1221°E | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Korean State Railway | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Manp'o Line Unsan Line | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1 November 1934 | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | yes | |||||||||||||||
Original company | Chosen Government Railway | |||||||||||||||
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Puksinhyŏn station is a railway station in Puksinhyŏl-li, Hyangsan county, North P'yŏngan province, North Korea on the Manp'o Line of the Korean State Railway; it was also the starting point of the narrow-gauge Unsan Line to Samsan.[1]
History
The station was opened on 1 November 1934 by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the fourth section of the Manp'o Line from Kujang to Hŭich'ŏn.
References
- ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6