Konsol station
Pyongyang Metro station
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Kŏnsŏl Station (Korean: 건설역; Hanja: 建設驛) is a station on Hyŏksin Line of the Pyongyang Metro.[1] It is notable for being the only station in the Pyongyang Metro to use side platforms, as all other stations use an island platform configuration instead.[1]
Kŏnsŏl Station 건설역 | |||||||||||
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The side platforms of Kŏnsŏl Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Potonggang-guyok, Pyongyang | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°2′5.2″N 125°43′57.5″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Pyongyang Metro | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2 side platforms) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 6 September 1978 | ||||||||||
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The station is in front of the Ryugyong Hotel and a short distance from Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, Victorious Fatherland Liberation Museum and Pyongyang Arena.
The station features the murals A Construction Site of Blast Furnace and Builders of the Capital City.[2]
