Sillyongri station

Sillyŏngri

신령리
Korean name
Hangul
신령리역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSillyeongni-yeok
McCune–ReischauerSillyŏngri-yŏk
General information
LocationSillyŏng-ri,
Waudo-guyŏk,
Namp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi
North Korea
Coordinates38°45′45″N 125°17′48″E / 38.7625°N 125.2966°E / 38.7625; 125.2966
Owned byKorean State Railway
Platforms1
Tracks3
History
OpenedJuly 1938
Electrifiedno
Previous namesP'yŏngnam Sindŏk station
Chosŏn'gŭl: 평남신덕역
Hanja: 平南新徳駅
Original companyChosen P'yŏngan Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
East Kwangryang
towards P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn
 P'yŏngnam Line Tŏktong
towards Namp'o
Terminus Sŏhae Kammun Line Sŏhae Kammun
towards Ch'ŏlgwang

Sillyŏngri station is a railway station in Sillyŏng-ri, Waudo-guyŏk, Namp'o Special City, North Korea on the P'yŏngnam Line of the Korean State Railway; it is also the northern end of the Sŏhae Kammun Line.[1]

History

Originally called P'yŏngnam Sindŏk station and later renamed Sillyŏngri station, it was opened by the Chosen P'yŏngan Railway (Japanese: 朝鮮平安鉄道, Chōsen Heian Tetsudō; Korean: 조선평안철도, Chosŏn P'yŏngan Ch'ŏldo) in July 1938 as part of a 34.7 km (21.6 mi)-long line from Namp'o to P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn.[2]

Services

Regional passenger trains 226-227/228-229 between Tŏkch'ŏn on the P'yŏngdŏk Line and P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn, regional trains 225/230 between Pot'onggang and P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn, and local trains 361/362 between Namp'o on the P'yŏngnam Line and Ch'ŏlgwang on the Ŭllyul Line via the Sŏhae Kammun Line, use this station.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 86. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
  2. ^ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Gazette of the Governor-General of Korea), Showa No. 3447, 14 July 1938