Songpyong station
Railway station in North Korea
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Sŏngp'yŏng station is a railway station in Kangal-li, Onsŏng County, North Hamgyŏng, North Korea; it is the endpoint of the Sŏngp'yŏng Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]
Sŏngp'yŏng 성평역 | |||||||||||
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| Korean name | |||||||||||
| Hangul | 성평역 | ||||||||||
| Hanja | |||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Seongpyeong-yeok | ||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏngp'yŏng-yŏk | ||||||||||
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| Location | Kangal-li, Onsŏng, North Hamgyŏng North Korea | ||||||||||
| Owner | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 December 1922 | ||||||||||
Original company | Tomun Railway | ||||||||||
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History
The station was opened by the Tomun Railway Company on 1 December 1922, together with the rest of the Sŏngp'yŏng Line as well as the Sangsambong–Chongsŏng section of their mainline from Hoeryŏng to Tonggwanjin. On 1 April 1929 the Tomun Railway was nationalised and became the West Tomun Line of the Chosen Government Railway.[2]