P'unggye
풍계 |
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Korean name | |||||||||||
Hangul | 풍계역 | ||||||||||
Hanja | |||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Punggye-yeok | ||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | P'unggye-yŏk | ||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | P'unggye-ri, Kilju, North Hamgyŏng North Korea |
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Coordinates | 41°07′54″N 129°09′47″E / 41.1316°N 129.1630°ECoordinates: 41°07′54″N 129°09′47″E / 41.1316°N 129.1630°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 November 1933 | ||||||||||
Electrified | yes | ||||||||||
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P'unggye Station is a railway station in P'unggye-ri, Kilju county, North Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, on the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.
The station, along with the rest of the Kilju-Hapsu section, was opened by the Government Railways of Chosen() on 1 November 1933.
On 9 October 2006 an underground nuclear test was conducted at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, causing the closure of the line for 3–4 months.