Soho station

Sŏho 서호
Korean name
Hangul	서호역
Hanja	西湖驛
Revised Romanization	Seoho-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏho-yŏk
General information
Location	Sŏho 2-dong, Hŭngnam-guyŏk, Hamhŭng-si, South Hamgyŏng North Korea
Coordinates	39.8277°N 127.6501°E / 39.8277; 127.6501
Owned by	Korean State Railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
History
Opened	1 December 1922
Previous names	Sŏhojin
Original company	Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station Hŭngnam towards P'yŏngyang P'yŏngra Line Majŏn towards Rajin Hadŏk towards Hamhŭng Sŏho Line Terminus

Sŏho station is a railway station in Sŏho 2-dong, Hŭngnam-guyŏk, Hamhŭng city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea on the P'yŏngra Line of the Korean State Railway; it is also one of the southern termini of the (narrow gauge) Sŏho Line.[1]

History

Originally called Sŏhojin station, the station was opened on 1 December 1922 by the Chosen Government Railway as part of the 18.0 km (11.2 mi) Hamhŭng–Sŏhojin section of the Hamgyŏng Line. The station became the southern terminus of the narrow gauge Namhŭng Line (nowadays the Sõho Line) of the Sinhŭng Railway on 15 December 1936; the Sinhŭng Railway was bought and absorbed by the Chosen Railway on 22 April 1938.[2] Sŏho station received its current name after the establishment of the DPRK.

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
2. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 3385, 3 May 1938