Sopo station
Sŏp'o station is a railway station in Sŏp'o-dong, Hyongjesan-guyŏk, P'yŏngyang, North Korea. It is on located on the P'yŏngra and P'yŏngŭi lines of the Korean State Railway.[1]
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| Hangul | 서포역 | |||||||||||||||
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| Revised Romanization | Seopo-yeok | |||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏp'o-yŏk | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Sŏp'o-dong, Hyongjesan-guyŏk, P'yŏngyang North Korea | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Korean State Railway | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1908 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | yes | |||||||||||||||
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History
The station was opened on 1 April 1908, along with the rest of the former Kyŏngŭi Line, from which the P'yŏngŭi line was formed after the division of Korea.
Operations
There is an international cargo terminal at the station, which handles international freight traffic between P'yŏngyang and China. All passenger trains heading to and from P'yŏngyang on the P'yŏngra and P'yŏngŭi lines pass through this station.
References
- Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
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