Munmu

문무
Korean name
Hangul
문무역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMunmu-yeok
McCune–ReischauerMunmu-yŏk
General information
LocationMunmu-ri,
Sŏhŭng County,
North Hwanghae Province
North Korea
Owned byKorean State Railway
History
Opened1 December 1939
Electrifiedyes
Previous namesMunmuri
Original companyChosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Hŭngsu
towards P'yŏngyang
 P'yŏngbu Line Sokhyon
towards Kaesŏng

Munmu station is a railway station located in Munmu-ri, Sŏhŭng 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]

History

The station, originally called Munmuri station, was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 December 1939.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ↑ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa Nr. 3855, 25 November 1939

38°25′11″N 126°13′49″E / 38.4197°N 126.2302°E / 38.4197; 126.2302

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