Kangso station

Kangsŏ 강서
Korean name
Hangul	강서역
Hanja	江西驛
Revised Romanization	Gangseo-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Kangsŏ-yŏk
General information
Location	Ch'ŏn-dong, Kangsŏ-guyŏk, Namp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi North Korea
Coordinates	38.9172°N 125.5214°E / 38.9172; 125.5214
Owned by	Korean State Railway
Platforms	3 (1 island)
Tracks	4
History
Opened	16 October 1910
Electrified	yes
Previous names	Kiyang station Chosŏn'gŭl: 기양역 Hanja: 岐陽駅
Original company	Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station Kangsŏn towards P'yŏngyang P'yŏngnam Line Ryonggang towards Namp'o Terminus Taean Line P'yŏngnam Taean towards Taean Hwamul Posan Line Posan Terminus

Kangsŏ station is a railway station in Kiyang-dong, Kangsŏ-guyŏk, Namp'o Special City, North Korea, on the P'yŏngnam Line of the Korean State Railway. It is the starting point of the Taean Line and of the Posan Line.^[1]

History

Originally called Kiyang station,^[2] it was opened by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the mainline of the P'yŏngnam Line, on 16 October 1910.^[3]

Services

Freight

Amongst other industries, the Kŭmsŏng Tractor Factory is served via a spur from this station.^[4]

Passenger

Kangsŏ station is an important and busy station for passenger services. According to the 2002 timetable of passenger trains, the following long-distances trains stopped here:^[1]

• Semi-express trains 146-147/148-149 (Sinŭiju−P'yŏngyang−Namp'o), departing Kangsŏ at 15:12 for Namp'o and at 18:37 for Sinŭiju;
• Regional trains 226-227/228-229 (Tŏkch'ŏn−P'yŏngyang−P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn), departing Kangsŏ at 23:32 for Onch'ŏn and at 00:22 for Tŏkch'ŏn;
• Regional trains 225/230 (P'yŏngyang-Pot'onggang station−P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn), departing Kangsŏ at 16:24 for Onch'ŏn and at 08:16 for Pot'onggang;
• Regional trains 240-241/242-243 (Haeju−P'yŏngyang−Namp'o), departing Kangsŏ at 06:50 for Namp'o and at 09:54 for Haeju;
• Local trains 733/734 (Kangsŏ−Ryonggang-Mayŏng), departing 08:05 for Mayŏng, with the return trip arriving at 14:40.

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
2. Japanese Government Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在 (The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937), Kawaguchi Printing Company, Tokyo, pp. 486
3. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Meiji No. 32, 5 October 1910
4. "통합 검색 결과 : 금성트랙터종합공장 (in Korean)". Retrieved 14 December 2016.