Kaesong station
Kaesŏng 개성 | |||||||||||||||
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| Korean name | |||||||||||||||
| Hangul | 개성역 | ||||||||||||||
| Hanja | |||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Gaeseong-yeok | ||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Kaesŏng-yŏk | ||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Ryongsan-dong, Kaesŏng-t'ŭkkŭpsi, North Hwanghae Province North Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 (1 not in use due to DMZ) | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 April 1908 | ||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2003 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Kaijō | ||||||||||||||
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Kaesŏng station is a railway station located in Kaesŏng, North Hwanghae province, North Korea. 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 trains terminate here due to the Korean Demilitarized Zone.