Puksinhyŏn

북신현
Korean name
Hangul
북신현역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBuksinhyeon-yeok
McCune–ReischauerPuksinhyŏn-yŏk
General information
LocationPuksinhyŏl-li,
Hyangsan,
North P'yŏngan Province
North Korea
Coordinates39°59′05″N 126°07′20″E / 39.9848°N 126.1221°E / 39.9848; 126.1221
Owned byKorean State Railway
Line(s)Manp'o Line
Unsan Line
History
Opened1 November 1934
Electrifiedyes
Original companyChosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Myohyangsan Manp'o Line Sinhŭngdong
towards Sunch'ŏn
Rohyŏn
towards Samsan
Unsan Line Terminus

Puksinhyŏn station is a railway station in Puksinhyŏl-li, Hyangsan county, North P'yŏngan province, North Korea on the Manp'o Line of the Korean State Railway; it was also the starting point of the narrow-gauge Unsan Line to Samsan.[1]

History

The station was opened on 1 November 1934 by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the fourth section of the Manp'o Line from Kujang to Hŭich'ŏn.

References

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


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