Taebaeksansong station

Taebaeksansŏng 태백산성
Korean name
Hangul	태백산성역
Hanja	太白山城驛
Revised Romanization	Taebaeksanseong-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Taebaeksansŏng-yŏk
General information
Location	Sansŏng-ri, P‘yŏngsan, North Hwanghae North Korea
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	20 December 1931
Electrified	yes
Previous names	P'yŏngsan
Original company	Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station Py'ŏngsan towards P'yŏngyang P'yŏngbu Line Hanp'o towards Kaesŏng

Taebaeksansŏng station is a railway station in Sansŏng-ri, P‘yŏngsan County, North Hwanghae province, North Korea.[1] It is on the P'yŏngbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyŏngŭi Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to P'yŏngyang. Though this line physically connects P'yŏngyang to Pusan via Dorasan, in operational reality it ends at Kaesŏng due to the Korean Demilitarized Zone.[1]

History

The station was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 20 December 1931 as P'yŏngsan station.[2] It was renamed in July 1945, taking its name from the nearby Taebaeksan Fortress (No. 93 on the list of DPRK National Treasures).

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 Nr. 1483, 15 December 1931

38°16′13″N 126°26′12″E