P'yŏngsan

평산
Korean name
Hangul
평산역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationPyeongsan-yeok
McCune–ReischauerP'yŏngsan-yŏk
General information
LocationP'yŏngsan-ŭp,
P'yŏngsan County,
North Hwanghae Province
North Korea
Coordinates38°19′57″N 126°23′47″E / 38.3324°N 126.3963°E / 38.3324; 126.3963
Owned byKorean State Railway
History
Opened20 December 1931
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesNamch'ŏn
Original companyChosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Mulgae
towards P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngbu Line Taebaeksansŏng
towards Kaesŏng
Terminus Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ich'ŏn Line Kit'an

P'yŏngsan station is a railway station located in P'yŏngsan-ŭp P'yŏngsan County, North Hwanghae province, North Korea.[1] It serves as the junction point of two railway lines – the P'yŏngbu Line, which connects P'yŏngyang to Kaesŏng (and, formerly, Pusan, via Dorasan), and the Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ich'ŏn Line, which runs from P'yŏngsan to Sep'ŏ where it connects to the Kangwŏn Line.

History

Originally called Namch'ŏn station, it was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 20 December 1931.

References

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


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