Sonha station

Sonha

손하
Korean name
Hangul
손하역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSonha-yeok
McCune–ReischauerSonha-yŏk
General information
LocationKaesŏng-t'ŭkkŭpsi,
North Hwanghae
North Korea
Owned byKorean State Railway
Operated byKorean State Railway
History
Opened3 April 1906
Rebuilt2003
ElectrifiedNo
Original companyChosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Kaesŏng
towards P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngbu Line
Not in regular service
Pongdong

Sonha station is a railway station located in Kaesŏng-t'ŭkkŭpsi, 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 it ends at Kaesŏng due to the Korean Demilitarized Zone.[1]

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