Kaepung Station

Kaep'ung Station is a railway station located in Kaep'ung-ŭp, Kaep'ung County, North Hwanghae province, North Korea.^[1] It is on located on the P'yŏngbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyŏngŭi Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to P'yŏngyang; though this line physically connects P'yŏngyang to Pusan via Dorasan, in operational reality it ends at Kaesŏng due to the Korean Demilitarized Zone.^[1]

History

The station was opened in 1906 as T'osŏng Station on the Kyŏngŭi Line.

In September 1932, the Hwanghae Line was extended from Yŏn'an to T'osŏng, and in 1944 that line was nationalised and was renamed T'ŏhae Line.^[2] As a result of the division of Korea after the Second World War, part of the T'ŏhae Line ended up in South Korea, and passenger trains operated between Tosŏng and Ch'ŏngdan.^[3] During the Korean War, the bridge spanning the Ryesŏng River was destroyed, severing the connection between T'osŏng and Paech'ŏn, disconnecting the T'ŏhae and P'yŏngbu lines; the bridge was never rebuilt.

After the end of the Korean War, T'osŏng ended up in North Korea. In December 1952, T'osŏng and four other localities were incorporated into Kaep'ung-ŭp, and the station was renamed to its current name.

References

P'yŏngbu Line
Mainline	P'yŏngyang Taedonggang Ryŏkp'o Chunghwa Hŭkkyo Kindŭng Hwangju Ch'imch'on Ch'ŏngnyŏn Chŏngbang Sariwŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn East Sariwŏn Pongsan Ch'ŏnggye Hŭngsu Munmu Sŏhŭng Sinmak Mulgae P'yŏngsan Taebaeksansŏng Hanp'o Kŭmch'ŏn Kyejŏng Ryŏhyŏn Kaep'ung Kaesŏng Sonha Pongdong P'anmun (across MDL to Dorasan, ROK and on to Seoul, ROK)
Rangrang Branch	Ryŏkp'o Rangrang
Pongsan Branch	Pongsan Sŏpongsan

Coordinates: 37°57′09″N 126°27′27″E / 37.9525°N 126.4575°E / 37.9525; 126.4575