Sŏgwangryang station

Railway station in North Korea
West Kwangryang

서광량
Korean name
Hangul
서광량역
Hanja
西広梁驛
Revised RomanizationSeogwangryang-yeok
McCune–ReischauerSŏgwangryang-yŏk
General information
LocationKŭmgŏng-ri,
Onch'ŏn-gun,
Namp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi
North Korea
Coordinates
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Hwado
towards P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn
 P'yŏngnam Line East Kwangryang
towards Namp'o

Sŏgwangryang station, or West Kwangryang station is a railway station in Kŭmgŏng-ri, Onch'ŏn county, Namp'o Special City, North Korea on the P'yŏngnam Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

History

The station was opened by the Chosen P'yŏngan Railway (Japanese: 朝鮮平安鉄道, Chōsen Heian Tetsudō; Korean: 조선평안철도, Chosŏn P'yŏngan Ch'ŏldo) in July 1938 as part of a 34.7 km (21.6 mi)-long line from Namp'o to P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn.[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 Gazette of the Governor-General of Korea), Showa No. 3447, 14 July 1938


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