Hamhung station

Coordinates: 39°54′43″N 127°32′43″E / 39.9119°N 127.5454°E / 39.9119; 127.5454
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Hamhŭng

함흥
Korean name
Hangul
함흥역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHamheung-yeok
McCune–ReischauerHamhŭng-yŏk
General information
LocationYŏkchŏn 1-dong,
Sŏngch'ŏngang-guyŏk,
Hamhŭng-si,
South Hamgyŏng
North Korea
Owned byKorean State Railway
Platforms4 (2 islands)
Tracks8
History
Opened15 December 1919
Electrifiedyes
Original companyChosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Chusŏ
towards P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngra Line Hamhŭng Chocha'jang
towards Rajin
Kadam
towards Sinhŭng
Sinhŭng Line (1435 mm) Terminus
Terminus Sŏho Line Sohamhung
towards Sŏho

Hamhŭng station is a railway station in Yŏkchŏn 1-dong, Sŏngch'ŏngang-guyŏk, Hamhŭng city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, located on the P'yŏngra Line of the Korean State Railway;[1][page needed] it is also the starting point of the Sinhŭng Line and the Sŏho Line.[1] A locomotive depot is located here, and there are spurs to the Hamhŭng Knitwear Factory and the Paekkŭmsan Combined Foodstuffs Factory in Haebit-tong, Sŏngch'ŏngang-guyŏk.

History[edit]

The original station building

The station was originally opened on 15 December 1919 by the Chosen Government Railway as part of the 69.5 km (43.2 mi) Yŏnghŭng (nowadays Kŭmya)–Hamhŭng section of the Hamgyŏng Line.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) [Shogun's railway]. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.

39°54′43″N 127°32′43″E / 39.9119°N 127.5454°E / 39.9119; 127.5454