Pumin

부민
Korean name
Hangul
부민역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBumin-yeok
McCune–ReischauerPumin-yŏk
General information
LocationPumil-li,
Tonghŭngsan-guyŏk,
Hamhŭng-si,
South Hamgyŏng
North Korea
Owned byKorean State Railway
Platforms1
Tracks2
History
Opened10 June 1923
Electrifiedyes
Original companySinhŭng Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Yŏnggwang
towards Sinhŭng
Sinhŭng Line (1435 mm) Kadam
towards Hamhŭng

Pumin station is a railway halt in Pumil-li, Tonghŭngsan-guyŏk, Hamhŭng city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Sinhŭng Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

History

The station was opened on 10 June 1923 by the Sinhŭng Railway as part of the 17.0 km (10.6 mi) first section of its Hamnam Line between Hamhŭng and Oro. The Sinhŭng Railway was bought and absorbed by the Chosen Railway on 22 April 1938.[2]

References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 3385, 3 May 1938

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