Yonggwang station

Yŏnggwang station is a metro station on the Mangyongdae Line of the Pyongyang Metro.[2][3]

For the railway station in Yŏnggwang-ŭp, see Yonggwang station (South Hamgyong).
Yŏnggwang

영광
View of the station's island platform
Korean name
Hangul
영광역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYeonggwang-yeok
McCune–ReischauerYŏnggwang-yŏk
General information
LocationSosong Street and Changgwang Street, Chung-guyok, Pyongyang
 North Korea
Coordinates39°0′28″N 125°44′4.7″E
Owned byPyongyang Metro
Operated byPyongyang Metro
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground[1]
ParkingYes (Pyongyang station)
Bicycle facilitiesNone
Disabled accessNo
History
Opened4 April 1987 (1987-04-04)
Services
Preceding station   Pyongyang Metro   Following station
Terminus
Man'gyŏngdae Line
Terminus

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, because these two stations are the most finely decorated in the system. They were also the last two to be completed.[4][5] The station features murals on either side of the tunnel, 80 metres (260 ft) long each.[4] A third mosaic mural is called Lake Chon on Mt. Paektu.[6]

  • Murals on the walls of the tunnel
  • Mural Lake Chon on Mt. Paektu

Connections

The station is located near P'yŏngyang station of the Korean State Railway, with connections to long-distance trains on the P'yŏngnam, P'yŏngra, and P'yŏngŭi Lines.

References
  1. "The Pyongyang Metro: Statistics". the pyongyang metro. 26 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  2. "the pyongyang metro statistics". pyongyang-metro.com. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. "The Pyongyang Metro: Statistics". the pyongyang metro. 26 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  4. 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.
  5. "The Pyongyang Metro: Statistics". the pyongyang metro. 26 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  6. The Pyongyang Metro. Pyongyang: Korea Pictorial. 2004. p. 15. No. 406173.


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