Hanpo Station

Hanp'o Station is a railway station located in Hanp'o-ri, P'yŏngsan County, North Hwanghae province, North Korea.^[1] It is on located on the P'yŏngbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyŏngŭi Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to P'yŏngyang; though this line physically connects P'yŏngyang to Pusan via Dorasan, in operational reality it ends at Kaesŏng due to the Korean Demilitarized Zone.^[1]

History

The station was opened on 3 April 1906 on the bank of the Ryesŏng River.

References

1 2 Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6

P'yŏngbu Line

Mainline P'yŏngyang Taedonggang Ryŏkp'o Chunghwa Hŭkkyo Kindŭng Hwangju Ch'imch'on Ch'ŏngnyŏn Chŏngbang Sariwŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn East Sariwŏn Pongsan Ch'ŏnggye Hŭngsu Munmu Sŏhŭng Sinmak Mulgae P'yŏngsan Taebaeksansŏng Hanp'o Kŭmch'ŏn Kyejŏng Ryŏhyŏn Kaep'ung Kaesŏng Sonha Pongdong P'anmun (across MDL to Dorasan, ROK and on to Seoul, ROK)

Rangrang Branch Ryŏkp'o Rangrang

Pongsan Branch Pongsan Sŏpongsan

Coordinates: 38°13′35″N 126°27′09″E / 38.2265°N 126.4526°E / 38.2265; 126.4526

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