Kaesŏng 개성 | |||||||||||||||
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| Korean name | |||||||||||||||
| Hangul | 개성역 | ||||||||||||||
| Hanja | |||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Gaeseong-yeok | ||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Kaesŏng-yŏk | ||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Ryongsan-dong, Kaesŏng-t'ŭkkŭpsi, North Hwanghae Province North Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 (1 not in use due to DMZ) | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 April 1908 | ||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2003 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Kaijō | ||||||||||||||
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 | This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: the station is not operational according to some sources. (September 2024) |
Kaesŏng station is a railway station located in Kaesŏng, North Hwanghae province, North Korea.[1] It is on located on the P'yŏngbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyŏngŭi Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to P'yŏngyang; though this line physically connects P'yŏngyang to Pusan via Dorasan, in operational reality trains terminate here due to the Korean Demilitarized Zone.[1]
- ^ a b Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6