Taedonggang Station

Taedonggang
대동강
Korean name
Hangul 대동강역
Hanja 大同江驛
Revised Romanization Daedonggang-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Taedonggang-yŏk
General information
Location P'yŏngyang
North Korea
Coordinates 38°59′10″N 125°45′14″E / 38.986°N 125.754°E / 38.986; 125.754Coordinates: 38°59′10″N 125°45′14″E / 38.986°N 125.754°E / 38.986; 125.754
Owned by Korean State Railway
Connections Tram Line 3
History
Opened 1 October 1926
Electrified yes
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
Terminus
P'yŏngbu Line
East P'yŏngyang
toward Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn
P'yŏngdŏk Line
Terminus

Taedonggang Station is a railway station located in P'yŏngyang, North Korea.[1] It is located on the south bank of the Taedong River at the junction of the P'yŏngbu and P'yŏngdŏk lines.

The Taedonggang Hotel is nearby, and the station is served by Line 3 of the P'yŏngyang tram system.

History

The station was opened on 1 October 1926. During the Korean War, army trains of the South Korean Army operated between Taedonggang and Imjin stations between November and December 1950.[2]


References

  1. ↑ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ↑ Tetsudo Journal, January 2005, pp. 140-141


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