Yonggwang station

Yŏnggwang

영광
View of the station's island platform
Korean name
Hangul
영광역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYeonggwang-yeok
McCune–ReischauerYŏnggwang-yŏk
General information
LocationSosong Street and Changgwang Street, Chung-guyok, Pyongyang
 Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Coordinates39°0′28″N 125°44′4.7″E / 39.00778°N 125.734639°E / 39.00778; 125.734639
Owned byPyongyang Metro
Operated byPyongyang Metro
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground[1]
ParkingYes (Pyongyang station)
Bicycle facilitiesNone
AccessibleNo
History
Opened4 April 1987 (1987-04-04)
Services
Preceding station Pyongyang Metro Following station
Puhŭng
towards Puhung
Chollima Line Ponghwa
towards Pulgunbyol

Yŏnggwang station is a metro station of the Pyongyang Metro. The station was built as part of the Mangyongdae Line, designed as an extension of the Chollima Line that opened on or about 10 April 1987, and is today served by Chollima Line trains.[1]

Before the rules were relaxed in 2010, it was one of the only two stations that tourists could visit, the other one being Puhŭng station, because these two stations are the most finely decorated in the system. They were also the last two to be completed.[2][1] The station features murals on either side of the tunnel, 80 metres (260 ft) long each.[2] A third mosaic mural is called Lake Chon on Mt. Paektu.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "The Pyongyang Metro: Statistics". the pyongyang metro. 26 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b Davies, Elliott (16 April 2016). "I was part of the first group of outsiders allowed to ride the entire North Korean subway system — here's what I saw". Business Insider. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  3. ^ The Pyongyang Metro. Pyongyang: Korea Pictorial. 2004. p. 15. No. 406173.