Taedonggang Station

Taedonggang 대동강
Korean name
Hangul	대동강역
Hanja	大同江驛
Revised Romanization	Daedonggang-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Taedonggang-yŏk
General information
Location	P'yŏngyang North Korea
Coordinates	38°59′10″N 125°45′14″E / 38.986°N 125.754°ECoordinates: 38°59′10″N 125°45′14″E / 38.986°N 125.754°E
Owned by	Korean State Railway
Connections	Tram Line 3
History
Opened	1 October 1926
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station P'yŏngyang Terminus P'yŏngbu Line Ryŏkp'o toward Dorasan (ROK) East P'yŏngyang toward Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'yŏngdŏk Line P'yŏngyang Terminus

Taedonggang Station is a railway station located in P'yŏngyang, North Korea.^[1] It is located on the south bank of the Taedong River at the junction of the P'yŏngbu and P'yŏngdŏk lines.

The Taedonggang Hotel is nearby, and the station is served by Line 3 of the P'yŏngyang tram system.

History

The station was opened on 1 October 1926. During the Korean War, army trains of the South Korean Army operated between Taedonggang and Imjin stations between November and December 1950.^[2]

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
2. Tetsudo Journal, January 2005, pp. 140-141