Munmu Station

Munmu
문무
Korean name
Hangul 문무역
Hanja 文武驛
Revised Romanization Munmu-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Munmu-yŏk
General information
Location Munmu-ri,
Sŏhŭng County,
North Hwanghae Province
North Korea
Owned by Korean State Railway
History
Opened 1 December 1939
Electrified yes
Previous names Munmuri
Original company Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
toward P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngbu Line

Munmu Station is a railway station located in Munmu-ri, Sŏhŭng 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, originally called Munmuri Station, was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 December 1939.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 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), Shōwa Nr. 3855, 25 November 1939

Coordinates: 38°25′11″N 126°13′49″E / 38.4197°N 126.2302°E / 38.4197; 126.2302

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