Sambong station

Sambong station is a railway station in Sambong-rodongjagu, Onsŏng County, North Hamgyŏng, North Korea, on the Hambuk Line of the Korean State Railway.^[1]

Sambong 삼봉
A 500 series EMU pulling a mixed train at Sambong station
Korean name
Hangul	삼봉역
Hanja	三峰驛
Revised Romanization	Sambong-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Sambong-yŏk
General information
Location	Sambong-rodongjagu, Onsŏng, North Hamgyŏng North Korea
Coordinates	42.6886°N 129.7841°E / 42.6886; 129.7841
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	5 January 1920
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station Chongsŏng towards Rajin Hambuk Line Kanp'yŏng towards Ch'ŏngjin Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Location

History

Originally called Sangsambong station (Upper Sambong station), it was opened by the Tomun Railway Company on 5 January 1920, together with the rest of the Hoeryŏng–Sangsambong section of their line (Hoeryŏng–Tonggwanjin), which on 1 April 1929 was nationalised and became the West Tomun Line of the Chosen Government Railway.^[2] It received its current name after Hasambong station (Lower Sambong station) was closed in 1933, making the "Upper" prefix redundant.