Kangso Station

Kangsŏ
강서
Korean name
Hangul 강서역
Hanja 江西驛
Revised Romanization Gangseo-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Kangsŏ-yŏk
General information
Location Kiyang-dong, Kangsŏ-guyŏk,
Namp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi
North Korea
Coordinates 38°55′02″N 125°31′17″E / 38.9172°N 125.5214°E / 38.9172; 125.5214Coordinates: 38°55′02″N 125°31′17″E / 38.9172°N 125.5214°E / 38.9172; 125.5214
Owned by Korean State Railway
History
Opened 16 October 1910
Electrified yes
Previous names Kiyang Station
Chosŏn'gŭl: 기양역
Hanja: 岐陽駅
Original company Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
toward P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngnam Line
toward Namp'o
TerminusTaean Line
Taean Hwamul
Terminus
TerminusPosan Branch
Terminus

Kangsŏ Station is a railway station in Kiyang-dong, Kangsŏ-guyŏk, Namp'o Special City, North Korea, on the P'yŏngnam Line of the Korean State Railway. It is the starting point of the Taean Line, and of a branchline to Posan.[1]

Originally called Kiyang Station and later renamed Kangsŏ Station, it was opened by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the mainline of the P'yŏngnam Line, on 16 October 1910.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ↑ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Meiji No. 32, 5 October 1910


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