Yonggwang Station

Murals on the walls of the tunnel.
Yŏnggwang
영광
Korean name
Hangul 영광역
Hanja 榮光驛
Revised Romanization Yeonggwang-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Yŏnggwang-yŏk
General information
Location Chung-guyok, Pyongyang
 Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Coordinates 39°0′28″N 125°44′4.7″E / 39.00778°N 125.734639°E / 39.00778; 125.734639Coordinates: 39°0′28″N 125°44′4.7″E / 39.00778°N 125.734639°E / 39.00778; 125.734639
Line(s) Mangyongdae Line
Platforms 1
Tracks 2

Yonggwang Station is a station on Mangyongdae Line of the Pyongyang Metro.[1]

Before the rules were relaxed in 2010, it was one of the only two stations that tourists could visit, the other one being Puhung Station. These two stations are the most finely decorated in the system, to cater to tourists, and also were the last two to be completed.[2]

The station features murals on either side of the tunnel, 262 feet (80 m) long each.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "the pyongyang metro statistics". pyongyang-metro.com. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  2. 1 2 Davies, Elliott (16 April 2016). "I was part of the first group of outsiders allowed to ride the entire North Korean subway system — here's what I saw". Business Insider. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
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