Taebaeksansong station

Coordinates: 38°16′13″N 126°26′12″E / 38.27028°N 126.43667°E / 38.27028; 126.43667
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Taebaeksansŏng

태백산성
Korean name
Hangul
태백산성역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationTaebaeksanseong-yeok
McCune–ReischauerTaebaeksansŏng-yŏk
General information
LocationSansŏng-ri,
Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Py'ŏngsan
towards P'yŏngyang
P'yŏngbu Line Hanp'o
towards Kaesŏng

Taebaeksansŏng station is a railway station in Sansŏng-ri,

Kaesŏng due to the Korean Demilitarized Zone.[1]

History

The station was opened by the

Chosen Government Railway on 20 December 1931 as P'yŏngsan station.[2] It was renamed in July 1945, taking its name from the nearby Taebaeksan Fortress
(No. 93 on the list of DPRK National Treasures).

References

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  2. ^ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa Nr. 1483, 15 December 1931

38°16′13″N 126°26′12″E / 38.27028°N 126.43667°E / 38.27028; 126.43667