Kangso station

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.

History

Originally called Kiyang station, it was opened by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the mainline of the P'yŏngnam Line, on 16 October 1910.

Services

Freight

Amongst other industries, the Kŭmsŏng Tractor Factory is served via a spur from this station.

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:

• Semi-express trains 146-147/148-149 (SinÅ­iju−P'yŏngyang−Namp'o), departing Kangsŏ at 15:12 for Namp'o and at 18:37 for SinÅ­iju;
• 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.

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