Anbyon Station
Encyclopedia
Anbyon Station is the central railway station for Anbyon County
in Kangwon province, North Korea
. It is located on the Kangwon Line
, which connects Kowon
to Pyonggang
, and is the start of the Kumgangsan Line
, which runs to Kosong
in the Kumgang Mountains
.
ese in the early 1900s as Ampen Station, and was located on the Gyeongwon Line
, now split between the Kangwon Line in the north and Gyeongwon Line in the south.
Anbyon
Anbyon is a kun, or county, in Kangwon province, North Korea. Originally included in South Hamgyong province, it was transferred to Kangwon province in a September 1946 reshuffling of local government.-Physical features:...
in Kangwon province, North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
. It is located on the Kangwon Line
Kangwon Line
The Kangwon Line is a railway line in North Korea, running from Pyonggang to Kowon....
, which connects Kowon
Kowon
Kowon is a county in South Hamgyong province, North Korea. It lies at the southern tip of the province.-Physical features:The highest point is Palbongsan. The western reaches of the county are high and mountainous, while the east is a low-lying plain. Major rivers and streams include the Chontan...
to Pyonggang
Pyonggang
Pyonggang is a kun, or county, in Kangwon province, North Korea. It borders Sepo to the north, Chorwon to the south, Ichon to the west, and Changdo to the east.-Physical features:...
, and is the start of the Kumgangsan Line
Kumgangsan Line
The Kumgangsan Line is a railway line in North Korea, running from Anbyon to Kosong. It was formerly part of the Donghae Bukbu Line....
, which runs to Kosong
Kosong
Kosong is a kun, or county, in Kangwon province, North Korea. It lies in the southeasternmost corner of North Korea, immediately north of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Prior to the end of the Korean War in 1953, it made up a single county, together with what is now the South Korean county of the...
in the Kumgang Mountains
Kumgangsan
Kŭmgangsan , Geumgangsan, or Mount Geumgang is a -high mountain in Kangwon-do, North Korea. Its name means "a firm heart in the face of truth". It is about 50 km away from South Korea's Sokcho in Gangwon-do. It is one of the best-known mountains in North Korea...
.
History
The station was opened by the JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese in the early 1900s as Ampen Station, and was located on the Gyeongwon Line
Gyeongwon Line
The Gyeongwon Line is a railway line serving northeastern Gyeonggi Province in South Korea. The line is operated by Korail. The name of the line came from Gyeongseong and Wonsan, the original terminus of the line in what is now North Korea.-History:The Gyeongwon line was opened along its full...
, now split between the Kangwon Line in the north and Gyeongwon Line in the south.