Kangso Station

Kangsŏ 강서
Korean name
Hangul	강서역
Hanja	江西驛
Revised Romanization	Gangseo-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Kangsŏ-yŏk
General information
Location	Kiyang-dong, Kangsŏ-guyŏk, Namp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi North Korea
Coordinates	38°55′02″N 125°31′17″E / 38.9172°N 125.5214°ECoordinates: 38°55′02″N 125°31′17″E / 38.9172°N 125.5214°E
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	16 October 1910
Electrified	yes
Previous names	Kiyang Station Chosŏn'gŭl: 기양역 Hanja: 岐陽駅
Original company	Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station Kangsŏn toward P'yŏngyang P'yŏngnam Line Ryonggang toward Namp'o Terminus Taean Line Taean Hwamul Terminus Terminus Posan Branch Posan Terminus

Kangsŏ Station is a railway station in Kiyang-dong, Kangsŏ-guyŏk, Namp'o Special City, North Korea, on the P'yŏngnam Line of the Korean State Railway. It is the starting point of the Taean Line, and of a branchline to Posan.^[1]

Originally called Kiyang Station and later renamed Kangsŏ Station, it was opened by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the mainline of the P'yŏngnam Line, on 16 October 1910.^[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), Meiji No. 32, 5 October 1910