Songhu Station

Sŏnghu 성후
Korean name
Hangul	성후역
Hanja	城後驛
Revised Romanization	Seonghu-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏnghu-yŏk
General information
Location	Kilju, North Hamgyŏng North Korea
Coordinates	41°05′15″N 129°12′31″E / 41.0875°N 129.2086°ECoordinates: 41°05′15″N 129°12′31″E / 41.0875°N 129.2086°E
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	1 November 1933
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station P'unggye toward Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line Namsŏk toward Kilju Ch'ŏngnyŏn

Sŏnghu Station is a railway station in Kilju county, North Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.^[1]

The station, along with the rest of the Kilju-Hapsu section, was opened by the Government Railways of Chosen(朝鮮総督府鉄道) on 1 November 1933.^[2]

On 9 October 2006 an underground nuclear test was conducted at P'unggye-ri in Kilju County, causing the closure of the line for 3-4 months.^[3]

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
2. Japanese Government Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在(The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937), Kawaguchi Printing Company, Tokyo
3. 核실험 후 4개월간 길주-혜산 봉쇄