Ryohyon Station

Ryŏhyŏn
려현
Korean name
Hangul 려현역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Yeohyeon-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Ryŏhyŏn-yŏk
General information
Location Ryŏhyŏl-li,
Kaep'ung County,
North Hwanghae Province
North Korea
Owned by Korean State Railway
History
Opened 1 July 1923
Electrified yes
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
toward P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngbu Line

Ryŏhyŏn Station is a railway station located in Ryŏhyŏl-li, Kaep'ung 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°00′29″N 126°26′21″E / 38.0081°N 126.4393°E / 38.0081; 126.4393


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