Hamhung Station

Hamhŭng
함흥

The original station building.
Korean name
Hangul 함흥역
Hanja 咸興驛
Revised Romanization Hamheung-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Hamhŭng-yŏk
General information
Location Yŏkchŏn 1-dong,
Sŏngch'ŏngang-guyŏk,
Hamhŭng-si,
South Hamgyŏng
North Korea
Owned by Korean State Railway
Platforms 4 (2 islands)
Tracks 8
History
Opened 15 December 1919
Electrified yes
Original company Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
Hamhŭng Chocha'jang
toward Rajin
P'yŏngra Line
Chusŏ
toward P'yŏngyang
toward Sinhŭng
Sinhŭng Line (1435 mm)Terminus

Hamhŭng Station is a railway station in Yŏkchŏn 1-dong, Sŏngch'ŏngang-guyŏk, Hamhŭng city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, located on the P'yŏngra Line of the Korean State Railway;[1] it is also the starting point of the Sinhŭng Line.[1] A locomotive depot is located here, and there are spurs to the Hamhŭng Knitwear Factory and the Paekkŭmsan Combined Foodstuffs Factory in Haebit-tong, Sŏngch'ŏngang-guyŏk.

History

The station was originally opened on 15 December 1919 by the Chosen Government Railway as part of the 69.5 km (43.2 mi) Yŏnghŭng (nowadays Kŭmya)–Hamhŭng section of the Hamgyŏng Line.

References

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

Coordinates: 39°54′43″N 127°32′43″E / 39.9119°N 127.5454°E / 39.9119; 127.5454


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