Chongbang Station
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| Chongbang Station | |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 정방역 |
| Hanja | 正方驛 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeongbang-nyeok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏngbang-nyŏk |
Chongbang Station is a passenger railway station located in Sariwon city, North Korea. The old name is Kyedong Station till 1956. It is on located on the Pyongbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyongui Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to Pyongyang; though this line theoretically connects Pyongyang to Pusan, in reality it ends at Kaesong due to the Demilitarized zone.
The station is located near the well-known tourist sites of Mt. Chongbang, Chongbang Fortress and the Songbulsa Buddhist temple.
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Coordinates: 38°33′22″N 125°43′18″E / 38.55611°N 125.72167°E
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