Yonggwang station

For the railway station in Yŏnggwang-ŭp, see Yonggwang station (South Hamgyong).

Yŏnggwang station is a metro station of the Pyongyang Metro. The station was built as part of the Mangyongdae Line, designed as an extension of the Chollima Line that opened on or about 10 April 1987, and is today served by Chollima Line trains.^[1]

Yŏnggwang 영광
View of the station's island platform
Korean name
Hangul	영광역
Hanja	榮光驛
Revised Romanization	Yeonggwang-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Yŏnggwang-yŏk
General information
Location	Sosong Street and Changgwang Street, Chung-guyok, Pyongyang  Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Coordinates	39°0′28″N 125°44′4.7″E
Owned by	Pyongyang Metro
Operated by	Pyongyang Metro
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Pyongyang Station Pyongyang Tram Line 1
Construction
Structure type	Underground[1]
Parking	Yes (Pyongyang station)
Bicycle facilities	None
Accessible	No
History
Opened	4 April 1987 (1987-04-04)
Services
Preceding station Pyongyang Metro Following station Puhŭng towards Puhung Chollima Line Ponghwa towards Pulgunbyol

Before the rules were relaxed in 2010, it was one of the only two stations that tourists could visit, the other one being Puhŭng station, because these two stations are the most finely decorated in the system. They were also the last two to be completed.^[2][1] The station features murals on either side of the tunnel, 80 metres (260 ft) long each.^[2] A third mosaic mural is called Lake Chon on Mt. Paektu.^[3]

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  Murals on the walls of the tunnel
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  The mural Lake Chon on Mt. Paektu

Connections

The station is located near P'yŏngyang station of the Korean State Railway, with connections to long-distance trains on the P'yŏngnam, P'yŏngra, and P'yŏngŭi Lines.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "The Pyongyang Metro: Statistics". the pyongyang metro. 26 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
2. Davies, Elliott (16 April 2016). "I was part of the first group of outsiders allowed to ride the entire North Korean subway system — here's what I saw". Business Insider. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
3. The Pyongyang Metro. Pyongyang: Korea Pictorial. 2004. p. 15. No. 406173.

External links

• Media related to Yonggwang station (Pyongyang Metro) at Wikimedia Commons
• 360° interactive panorama inside Yonggwang station