Yonpo station

Yŏnp'o

연포
Yŏnp'o station
Korean name
Hangul
연포역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYeonpo-yeok
McCune–ReischauerYŏnp'o-yŏk
General information
LocationYŏnp'o-ri,
Manp'o-si,
Chagang Province
North Korea
Coordinates41°16′36″N 126°22′03″E / 41.2768°N 126.3674°E / 41.2768; 126.3674
Owned byKorean State Railway
Line(s)Pukbunaeryuk Line
History
Opened1959
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Mun'ak Pukbunaeryuk Line Rimt'o

Yŏnp'o station is a railway station in Yŏnp'o-ri, Manp'o municipal city, Chagang Province, North Korea, on the Pukbunaeryuk Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]

History

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The station was opened in 1959 by the Korean State Railway, along with the rest of the original Unbong Line from Hyesan to Manp'o; much of this line was absorbed into the Pukpu Line in 1988.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p.91 ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ 북부철길 전철화, 동아일보, 1992 January 30