Sŏhŭng

서흥
Korean name
Hangul
서흥역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeoheung-yeok
McCune–ReischauerSŏhŭng-yŏk
General information
LocationSŏhŭng-ŭp,
Sŏhŭng,
North Hwanghae
North Korea
Owned byKorean State Railway
History
Opened3 April 1906
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Sokhyon
towards P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngbu Line Mulgae
towards Kaesŏng

Sŏhŭng station is a railway station located in Sŏhŭng-ŭp, Sŏhŭng Country, North Hwanghae province, North Korea.[1] It is on located on the P'yŏngbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyŏngŭi Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to P'yŏngyang; though this line physically connects P'yŏngyang to Pusan via Dorasan, in operational reality it ends at Kaesŏng due to the Korean Demilitarized Zone.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6

38°25′11″N 126°13′49″E / 38.4197°N 126.2302°E / 38.4197; 126.2302

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