Changbang station

Coordinates: 38°00′25″N 125°49′13″E / 38.0069°N 125.8204°E / 38.0069; 125.8204
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Changbang

장방
Korean name
Hangul
장방역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJangbang-yeok
McCune–ReischauerChangbang-yŏk
General information
LocationChangbang-ri,
Haeju-si,
South Hwanghae
North Korea
Coordinates38°00′25″N 125°49′13″E / 38.0069°N 125.8204°E / 38.0069; 125.8204
Owned byKorean State Railway
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks5
History
Opened11 December 1930
Original companyChosen Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Hakhyŏn Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line East Haeju
East Haeju
Terminus
Paech'ŏn Line Kalsan
towards Ŭnbit

Changbang station is a railway station in Changbang-ri, Haeju City, South Hwanghae Province, North Korea, on the Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway. It is also the western terminus of the Paech'ŏn Line.[1][page needed]

History[edit]

Changbang station was opened by the Chosen Railway on 11 December 1930, along with the rest of the Hakhyŏn–East Haeju section of the former Sahae Line.[2][page needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) [Shogun's railway] (in Japanese). ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
  2. ^ The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea (in Chinese) (Shōwa Nr. 1187). 朝鮮總督府官報. 16 December 1930. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)