Pop'yŏng Ch'ŏngnyŏn 포평청년
Pop'yŏng Ch'ŏngnyŏn station
Korean name
Hangul	포평청년역
Hanja	葡坪青年驛
Revised Romanization	Popyeong Cheongnyeon-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Pop'yŏng Ch'ŏngnyŏn-yŏk
General information
Location	Kimhyŏngjik-ŭp, Kimhyŏngjik-kun, Ryanggang Province North Korea
Coordinates	41°29′57″N 127°13′58″E / 41.4992°N 127.2327°E / 41.4992; 127.2327
Owned by	Korean State Railway
Line(s)	Pukbunaeryuk Line
History
Opened	3 August 1988
Electrified	yes
Previous names	Huch'ang (후창, 厚昌) Pop'yŏng (포평, 葡坪)
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station Tuji towards Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn Pukbunaeryuk Line Much'ang towards Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn

Pop'yŏng Ch'ŏngnyŏn station is a railway station in Kimhyŏngjik-ŭp, Kimhyŏngjik-kun, Ryanggang Province, North Korea, on the Pukbunaeryuk Line of the Korean State Railway.^[1]

History

The station, originally called Huch'ang station,^[2] was opened on 3 August 1988 by the Korean State Railway, along with the rest of the second section of the Pukpu Line between Chasŏng and Huju.^[3] When the town of Huch'ang was renamed Kimhyŏngjik, the station was also renamed, but called Pop'yŏng station instead of "Kimhyŏngjik station". It received its current name around 2012.

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