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Kyejong station

Coordinates: 38°04′00″N 126°27′15″E / 38.0668°N 126.4543°E / 38.0668; 126.4543
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Kyejŏng

계정
Korean name
Hangul
계정역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGyejeong-yeok
McCune–ReischauerKyejŏng-yŏk
General information
LocationKyejŏng-ri,
Kŭmch'ŏn County,
North Hwanghae Province
North Korea
Owned byKorean State Railway
History
Opened3 April 1906
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Kŭmch'ŏn
towards P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngbu Line Ryŏhyŏn
towards Kaesŏng

Kyejŏng station is a railway station located in Kyejŏng-ri, Kŭmch'ŏn County, North Hwanghae province, North Korea.[1] It is on located 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6

38°04′00″N 126°27′15″E / 38.0668°N 126.4543°E / 38.0668; 126.4543