Sukchon station

Sukch'ŏn station is a railway station in Sukch'ŏn-ŭp, Sukch'ŏn County, South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea. It is on located on the P'yŏngŭi Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

Sukch'ŏn

숙천
Korean name
Hangul
숙천역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSukcheon-yeok
McCune–ReischauerSukch'ŏn-yŏk
General information
LocationSukch'ŏn-ŭp,
Sukch'ŏn County,
South P'yŏngan Province
North Korea
Owned byKorean State Railway
History
Opened5 November 1905
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Nisŏ P'yŏngŭi Line Ŏp'a
towards P'yŏngyang

History

The station was opened, together with the rest of this section of the Kyŏngŭi Line, on 5 November 1905. Originally called Shukusen station, it was given its current name in July 1945.

References

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

39°24′41″N 125°37′5″E

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