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Hwangju station

Coordinates: 38°41′40″N 125°45′38″E / 38.69444°N 125.76056°E / 38.69444; 125.76056
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Hwangju

황주
Korean name
Hangul
황주역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHwangju-yeok
McCune–ReischauerHwangju-yŏk
General information
LocationHwangju County,
North Hwanghae Province
North Korea
Coordinates38°41′40″N 125°45′38″E / 38.69444°N 125.76056°E / 38.69444; 125.76056
Owned byKorean State Railway
History
Opened1905
Electrifiedyes
Previous namesHwanghae Hwangju
Original companyTemporary Military Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Kindŭng
towards P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngbu Line Ch'imch'on Ch'ŏngnyŏn
towards Kaesŏng
Changch'ŏlli Songrim Line Terminus

Hwangju station is a railway station in Hwangju County, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea.[1] It is the junction point of the P'yŏngbu Line, which runs from P'yŏngyang to Kaesŏng, and the Songrim Line, which begins at Hwangju and runs to Songrim.

The station, originally called Hwanghae Hwangju station, was opened by the Temporary Military Railway in 1905.

References

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