Kangson station

Kangsŏn

강선
Korean name
Hangul
강선역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGangseon-yeok
McCune–ReischauerKangsŏn-yŏk
General information
LocationKangch'ŏl-dong,
Ch'ŏllima-guyŏk,
Namp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi
North Korea
Coordinates38°55′46″N 125°34′40″E / 38.9295°N 125.5778°E / 38.9295; 125.5778
Owned byKorean State Railway
Platforms3 (1 island)
Tracks8
History
Opened1 July 1923
Electrifiedyes
Original companyChosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Taep'yŏng
towards P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngnam Line Kangsŏ
towards Namp'o
Chamjilli
Terminus
Chamjilli Line Terminus

Kangsŏn station is a major railway station used by passenger and freight trains in Kangch'ŏl-dong, Ch'ŏllima-guyŏk, Namp'o Special City, North Korea, on the P'yŏngnam Line of the Korean State Railway. It is also the starting point of the freight-only Chamjilli Line.[1]

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 86. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.