Hungsu Station

Hŭngsu
흥수
Korean name
Hangul 흥수역
Hanja 興水驛
Revised Romanization Heungsu-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Hŭngsu-yŏk
General information
Location Hŭngsu-ri,
Pongsan County,
North Hwanghae Province
North Korea
Owned by Korean State Railway
History
Opened 1906
Electrified yes
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
toward P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngbu Line

Hŭngsu Station is a railway station located in Hŭngsu-ri, Pongsan 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]

References

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

Coordinates: 38°26′04″N 126°04′01″E / 38.4345°N 126.0669°E / 38.4345; 126.0669

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