Namsinuiju station

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Namsinŭiju station is a railway station in Ryŏnsang 2-dong, Sinŭiju, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea. It is the junction point of three lines of the Korean State Railway - the P'yŏngŭi, Paengma and Tŏkhyŏn lines.[1]

South Sinŭiju

남신의주
Korean name
Hangul
남신의주역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationNamsinuiju-yeok
McCune–ReischauerNamsinŭiju-yŏk
General information
LocationRyŏnsang 2-dong, Sinŭiju,
North P'yŏngan
North Korea
Coordinates40°04′15″N 124°26′04″E / 40.07083°N 124.43444°E / 40.07083; 124.43444
Owned byKorean State Railway
History
Opened1 October 1938 (as interlocking)
Rebuilt16 October 1943 (as station)
Electrifiedyes
Original companyTasado Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Sinŭiju Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'yŏngŭi Line Ragwŏn
towards P'yŏngyang
Terminus Paengma Line Sŏkha
towards Yŏmju
Tŏkhyŏn Line Chŏngmulli
towards Tŏkhyŏn

History

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Opened on 1 October 1938 as Namsinŭiju interlocking, it was reclassified as a station on 16 October 1943 and renamed Namsinŭiju station.

References

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