Pujŏnhoban station is a railway station in Pujŏn'gowŏn, Hobal-lodongjagu, Pujŏn County, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It is the terminus of the (narrow gauge) Sinhŭng Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

Pujŏnhoban

부전호반
Korean name
Hangul
부전호반역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBujeonhoban-yeok
McCune–ReischauerPujŏnhoban-yŏk
General information
LocationPujŏn'gowŏn,
Hobal-lodongjagu,
Pujŏn County
South Hamgyŏng
North Korea
Coordinates40°32′52″N 127°34′11″E / 40.5477°N 127.5696°E / 40.5477; 127.5696
Owned byKorean State Railway
Platforms1
Tracks2
History
Opened10 September 1932
Original companySinhŭng Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Terminus Sinhŭng Line (762 mm) Toan
towards Sinhŭng

History

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The station was opened on 10 September 1932 by the Sinhŭng Railway as part of the 31.6 km (19.6 mi) second section of its Songhŭng Line between Hamnam Songhŭng and here. The Sinhŭng Railway was bought and absorbed by the Chosen Railway on 22 April 1938.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 3385, 3 May 1938