P'yŏngyang
평양 |
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Street facade of the railway station
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Korean name | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hangul | 평양역 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hanja | 平壌驛 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Pyeongyang-yeok | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | P'yǒngyang-yǒk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Yŏkchŏn-dong, Chung-guyŏk, P'yǒngyang North Korea |
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Owned by | Korean State Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 (2 island platforms) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tram Line 1 Metro: Ch'ǒllima Line |
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Opened | 1906 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pyongyang Station (Korean: 평양역) is the central railway station of P'yŏngyang, North Korea. It is located in Yŏkchŏn-dong, Chung-guyŏk.
The station is the start of the P'yŏngbu and P'yŏngŭi lines, which were adjusted from the Kyŏngbu and Kyŏngŭi lines used before the division of Korea to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to P'yŏngyang. The P'yŏngŭi Line runs from P'yŏngyang to Sinŭiju, while the P'yǒngbu Line theoretically runs through Seoul and ends at Busan; in practice, however, the line ends at Kaesǒng. It is also served by the P'yǒngnam Line, which runs from P'yŏngyang to Namp'o, as well as the P'yŏngdŏk Line running from P'yŏngyang to Kujang.
P'yŏngyang Station is the main station in North Korea and it connects most of the cities of the country: Chŏngju, Sinŭiju, Namp'o, Sariwŏn, Kaesŏng, Wŏnsan, Hamhŭng and Rason. Beside domestic routes, international destinations such as Beijing and Moscow are available by night trains, and there are daily passenger trains to the Chinese border city of Dandong. There are presently no scheduled trains to Seoul (about 250 km (155 mi) away), due to the separation of the two Koreas.