Railway station in Kangso, North Korea
Kangsŏ station is a railway station in Kiyang-dong, Kangsŏ-guyŏk, Namp'o Special City, North Korea, on the P'yŏngnam Line of the Korean State Railway. It is the starting point of the Taean Line and of the Posan Line.[1]
History
Originally called Kiyang station,[2] it was opened by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the mainline of the P'yŏngnam Line, on 16 October 1910.[3]
Services
Freight
Amongst other industries, the Kŭmsŏng Tractor Factory is served via a spur from this station.[4]
Passenger
Kangsŏ station is an important and busy station for passenger services. According to the 2002 timetable of passenger trains, the following long-distances trains stopped here:[1]
- Semi-express trains 146-147/148-149 (Sinŭiju−P'yŏngyang−Namp'o), departing Kangsŏ at 15:12 for Namp'o and at 18:37 for Sinŭiju;
- Regional trains 226-227/228-229 (Tŏkch'ŏn−P'yŏngyang−P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn), departing Kangsŏ at 23:32 for Onch'ŏn and at 00:22 for Tŏkch'ŏn;
- Regional trains 225/230 (P'yŏngyang-Pot'onggang station−P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn), departing Kangsŏ at 16:24 for Onch'ŏn and at 08:16 for Pot'onggang;
- Regional trains 240-241/242-243 (Haeju−P'yŏngyang−Namp'o), departing Kangsŏ at 06:50 for Namp'o and at 09:54 for Haeju;
- Local trains 733/734 (Kangsŏ−Ryonggang-Mayŏng), departing 08:05 for Mayŏng, with the return trip arriving at 14:40.
