Sinhung station

Not to be confused with Sinheung station.

Sinhŭng station is a railway station in Sinhŭng-ŭp, Sinhŭng county, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea on the Sinhŭng Line of the Korean State Railway. It is the changing point between the standard and narrow gauge sections of the line.^[1] There are facilities for servicing the locomotives and rolling stock of the narrow gauge line here, and there is a short (narrow gauge) branch to P'ungdŏk, an industrial halt in Sinhŭng-rodongjagu.

Sinhŭng 신흥
Korean name
Hangul	신흥역
Hanja	新興驛
Revised Romanization	Sinheung-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Sinhŭng-yŏk
General information
Location	Sinhŭng-ŭp, Sinhŭng-gun, South Hamgyŏng North Korea
Coordinates	40.2001°N 127.5491°E / 40.2001; 127.5491
Owned by	Korean State Railway
Platforms	1 (1435 mm) 1 (762 mm)
Tracks	3 (1435 mm), 3 (762 mm), 6 (transloading yard)
History
Opened	1 October 1926
Electrified	yes
Previous names	Hamnam Sinhŭng
Original company	Sinhŭng Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station Terminus Sinhŭng Line (1435 mm) Ch'ŏnbulsan towards Hamhŭng Tonghŭng towards Pujŏnhoban Sinhŭng Line (762 mm) Terminus

History

The station, originally called Hamnam Sinhŭng station, was opened on 1 October 1926 by the Sinhŭng Railway as part of the 15.1 km (9.4 mi) third section of its Hamnam Line between P'ungsang and here. The Sinhŭng Railway was bought and absorbed by the Chosen Railway on 22 April 1938.^[2] It received its current name after the establishment of the DPRK.

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 No. 3385, 3 May 1938