Namsinuiju Station

Namsinŭiju
남신의주
Korean name
Hangul 남신의주역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Namsinuiju-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Namsinŭiju-yŏk
General information
Location Sinŭiju,
North P'yŏngan
North Korea
Owned by Korean State Railway
History
Opened 1 October 1938 (as interlocking)
Rebuilt 16 October 1943 (as station)
Electrified yes
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
P'yŏngŭi Line
toward P'yŏngyang
TerminusPaengma Line
Sŏkha
toward Yŏmju
TerminusTŏkhyŏn Line
Chŏngmul-li
toward Tŏkhyŏn

Namsinŭiju Station is a railway station in Sinŭiju, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea. It is the junction point of three lines of the Korean State Railway - the P'yŏngŭi, Paengma and Tŏkhyŏn lines.[1]

History

Opened on 1 October 1938 as Namsinŭiju Interlocking, it was reclassified as a station on 16 October 1943 and renamed Namsinŭiju Station.

References

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

Coordinates: 40°04′15″N 124°26′04″E / 40.07083°N 124.43444°E / 40.07083; 124.43444

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