Pumin Station

Pumin
부민
Korean name
Hangul 부민역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Bumin-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Pumin-yŏk
General information
Location Pumil-li,
Tonghŭngsan-guyŏk,
Hamhŭng-si,
South Hamgyŏng
North Korea
Owned by Korean State Railway
Platforms 1
Tracks 2
History
Opened 10 June 1923
Electrified yes
Original company Sinhŭng Railway
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
toward Sinhŭng
Sinhŭng Line (1435 mm)
toward Hamhŭng

Pumin Station is a railway halt in Pumil-li, Tonghŭngsan-guyŏk, Hamhŭng city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Sinhŭng Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

History

The station was opened on 10 June 1923 by the Sinhŭng Railway as part of the 17.0 km (10.6 mi) first section of its Hamnam Line between Hamhŭng and Oro. The Sinhŭng Railway was bought and absorbed by the Chosen Railway on 22 April 1938.[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), Shōwa No. 3385, 3 May 1938

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