Sinsŏngch'ŏn station is a railway station located in Sinsŏngch'ŏn-rodongjagu, Sŏngch'ŏn County, South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, on the P'yŏngra Line of the Korean State Railway; it is also the starting point of the P'yŏngdŏk Line.[1]

Sinsŏngch'ŏn

신성천
Korean name
Hangul
신성천역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSinseongcheon-nyeok
McCune–ReischauerSinsŏngch'ŏn-nyŏk
General information
LocationSinsŏngch'ŏn-rodongjagu, Sŏngch'ŏn-gun, South P'yŏngan
North Korea
Coordinates39°20′48″N 126°14′45″E / 39.3467°N 126.2457°E / 39.3467; 126.2457
Owned byKorean State Railway
History
Opened1 October 1931
Electrifiedyes
Original companyChosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Kŭmp'yŏng P'yŏngdŏk Line Samdŏk
towards P'yŏngyang
Sudŏk
towards P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngra Line Kŏhŭng
towards Rajin

History

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The station was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 October 1931, as part of the fourth section of the P'yŏngwŏn Line; it became part of the P'yŏngra Line after the establishment of the DPRK.

References

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