Hamhung station
Hamhŭng 함흥 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Korean name | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hangul | 함흥역 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanja | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Hamheung-yeok | ||||||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Hamhŭng-yŏk | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Yŏkchŏn 1-dong, Sŏngch'ŏngang-guyŏk, Hamhŭng-si, South Hamgyŏng North Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 islands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 December 1919 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Original company | Chosen Government Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Hamhŭng station is a railway station in Yŏkchŏn 1-dong, Sŏngch'ŏngang-guyŏk, Hamhŭng city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, located on the P'yŏngra Line of the Korean State Railway;[1][page needed] it is also the starting point of the Sinhŭng Line and the Sŏho Line.[1] A locomotive depot is located here, and there are spurs to the Hamhŭng Knitwear Factory and the Paekkŭmsan Combined Foodstuffs Factory in Haebit-tong, Sŏngch'ŏngang-guyŏk.
History
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The station was originally opened on 15 December 1919 by the Chosen Government Railway as part of the 69.5 km (43.2 mi) Yŏnghŭng (nowadays Kŭmya)–Hamhŭng section of the Hamgyŏng Line.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) [Shogun's railway]. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
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39°54′43″N 127°32′43″E / 39.9119°N 127.5454°E
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