Pyongyang station

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Central railway station of Pyongyang, North Korea

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::summary Central railway station of Pyongyang, North Korea ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox station"]

Field	Value
name	P'yŏngyang
native_name	평양
native_name_lang	ko
image	Pyongyang-Railway-Station-2014.jpg
image_caption	Street facade of the railway station
mlanguage	{{Infobox Korean name
child	yes
hangul	평양역
hanja	平
mr	P'yŏngyang-yŏk
rr	Pyeongyang-yeok
context	north
borough	Yŏkchŏn-dong,
Chung-guyŏk,
P'yŏngyang
country	North Korea
platform	3 (2 island platforms)
tracks	6
connections
opened	1906
rebuilt	1958
electrified	Yes
owned	Korean State Railway
original	Chosen Government Railway
coordinates
{{adjacent stations	system
line1	Pyongbu Line
line2	Pyongdok Line
line3	Pyongnam Line
line4	Pyongra Line
line5	Pyongui Line
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Pyongyang station () is the central railway station of Pyongyang, North Korea. It is located in Yŏkchŏn-dong, Chung-guyŏk.

Main information

The station is the start of the Pyongbu and Pyongŭi lines, which were adjusted from the Kyongbu and Kyongui lines used before the division of Korea to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to Pyongyang. The P'yŏngŭi Line runs from Pyongyang to Sinuiju, while the Pyongbu Line theoretically runs through Seoul and ends at Busan; in practice, however, the line ends at Kaesŏng. It is also served by the Pyongnam Line, which runs from Pyongyang to Nampo, as well as the Pyongdok Line running from Pyongyang to Kujang. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/North_korean_coach.png" caption="North korean state railway coach on the Pyongyang-Moscow route." alt="North korean state railway coach on the Pyongyang-Moscow route."] ::

Connections

Pyongyang station is the main station in North Korea and it connects most of the cities of the country: Chongju, Sinuiju, Namp'o, Sariwŏn, Kaesŏng, Wŏnsan, Hamhŭng and Rason. Beside domestic routes, international trains link Pyongyang with the Chinese capital Beijing four times weekly (24 hours) and the Chinese city of Dandong, located on the adjacent bank of the Yalu River. Trains do connect Pyongyang with Moscow, however due to chronic delays these are off-limits to foreigners. There are presently no scheduled trains to Seoul (about 155 mi away), due to the separation of the two Koreas.

Local transit connections can be made at the station via Pyongyang Metro's Yongwang station (on the Ch'ŏllima Line), by Line 1 of the P'yŏngyang tram system and Pyongyang trolleybus lines 1, 2 and 10, with Pyongyang station being the terminus of all three lines.

Structure

The original station was constructed in the 1920s by the Empire of Japan who occupied Korea at the time, the original architectural style being akin to the original Seoul station built at a similar time, with the two cities once linked together. During the Korean War, the original structure was destroyed and later on rebuilt in 1958 in the style of socialist architecture. The station presently has three floors above ground level as well as a basement. The ground level houses a ticket desk exclusively for government employees. At the first floor there is a waiting room, toilets, a ticket desk and access to the trains. At the second floor there are offices for the staff and at the third the office of the station master. There are five platforms, with number 1 being the most spacious. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Dprk_state_railway_train.png" caption="North korean train entering the main train hall"] ::

Speaker system

At 6am every day, a rendition of "Where Are You, Dear General?" is played over a speaker system at the station. Some think the song may be intended as a morning alarm call for local residents.

Gallery

|Heijo Station.JPG |The station in the 1920s |Beijing to Pyongyang train.jpg |A Beijing–Pyongyang train in the station (2010)

References

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