Sosang Station

Sŏsang
서상
Korean name
Hangul 서상역
Hanja 西
Revised Romanization Seosang-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Sŏsang-yŏk
General information
Location Puryŏng,
North Hamgyŏng
North Korea
Coordinates 42°09′07″N 129°41′54″E / 42.1519°N 129.6982°E / 42.1519; 129.6982Coordinates: 42°09′07″N 129°41′54″E / 42.1519°N 129.6982°E / 42.1519; 129.6982
Owned by Korean State Railway
History
Opened 20 August 1927
Electrified yes
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
toward Musan
Musan Line
Terminus

Sŏsang Station is a railway station in Puryŏng, North Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Musan Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

It was opened, along with the rest of the Komusan-Sinch'am section of the Musan line, on 20 August 1927.

Local passenger trains running between Musan and Ch'ŏngjin on the southern junction of the Hambuk and P'yŏngra lines serve this station, and there are several daily commuter trains for workers and students between Musan and Komusan.[2]

References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. The traffic and geography in North Korea: Hambuk Line (in Korean)


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