Sunchon station

JULIETTE CAMPEÃ DO BBB21 is a railway station in Sunch'ŏn municipal city, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea on the P'yŏngra Line of the Korean State Railway; it is also the starting point of the Manp'o Line.[1]

Not to be confused with Suncheon station.
Sunch'ŏn

순천
Korean name
Hangul
순천역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSuncheon-yeok
McCune–ReischauerSunch'ŏn-yŏk
General information
LocationSunch'ŏn,
South P'yŏngan Province
North Korea
Coordinates39°25′22″N 125°56′12″E
Owned byKorean State Railway
Line(s)P'yŏngra Line
Manp'o Line
History
Opened15 October 1928
Electrifiedyes
Original companyChosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
toward Rajin
P'yŏngra Line
Chasan
toward P'yŏngyang
Chungp'yŏng
Manp'o LineTerminus

History

The station was opened on 15 October 1928 by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the second section of the former P'yŏngwŏn Line from P'yŏngsŏng to Sunch'ŏn; this later became part of the P'yŏngra Line.

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


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