Kusong station

Kusŏng station is a railway station of the Korean State Railway in Yŏkchŏn-dong, Kusŏng city, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, on the P'yŏngbuk Line of the Korean State Railway.[1] It is also the western terminus of the Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line.

For the subway station in South Korea, see Guseong Station.
Kusŏng

구성
Korean name
Hangul
구성역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGuseong-yeok
McCune–ReischauerKusŏng-yŏk
General information
LocationYŏkchŏn-dong,
Kusŏng-si,
North P'yŏngan
North Korea
Coordinates39.9828°N 125.2589°E / 39.9828; 125.2589
Owned byKorean State Railway
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks7
History
Opened27 September 1939
Electrifiedyes
Original companyPyongbuk Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Paegun
towards Ch'ŏngsu
 P'yŏngbuk Line Panghyŏn
towards Ch'ŏngju Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Terminus Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line Ŏmihyŏn
towards Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn

History

Kusŏng station, originally called P'yŏngbuk Kusŏng station, was opened along with the rest of the line by the Pyongbuk Railway on 27 September 1939.[2]

Services

Kusŏng station is served by semi-express trains 115/116 between P'yŏngyang and Ch'ŏngsu, long-distance stopping trains 200/201 between West P'yŏngyang and Ch'ŏngsu, and regional trains 795/796 between Kusŏng and Kujang Ch'ŏngnyŏn.[1] It is also served by commuter trains on the Kusŏng—Paegun (5 pairs) and Chŏngju–Kusŏng (2 pairs) sections of the line.[3]

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. 3813, 3 October 1939
  3. North Korea Geographic Information: Transportation Geography – P'yŏngbuk Line (in Korean)
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