Sopo Station

Sŏp'o 서포
Korean name
Hangul	서포역
Hanja	西浦驛
Revised Romanization	Seopo-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏp'o-yŏk
General information
Location	Sŏp'o-dong, Hyongjesan-guyŏk, P'yŏngyang North Korea
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	1 April 1908
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station Kalli toward Rajin P'yŏngra Line West P'yŏngyang toward P'yŏngyang Kalli toward Dandong (China) P'yŏngÅ­i Line

Sŏp'o Station is a railway station in Sŏp'o-dong, Hyongjesan-guyŏk, P'yŏngyang, North Korea. It is on located on the P'yŏngra and P'yŏngŭi lines of the Korean State Railway.^[1]

History

The station was opened on 1 April 1908, along with the rest of the former Kyŏngŭi Line, from which the P'yŏngŭi line was formed after the division of Korea.

Operations

There is an international cargo terminal at the station, which handles international freight traffic between P'yŏngyang and China. All passenger trains heading to and from P'yŏngyang on the P'yŏngra and P'yŏngŭi lines pass through this station.

References

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

Coordinates: 39°05′19″N 125°44′05″E / 39.08861°N 125.73472°E