Yonggwang station
Yŏnggwang 영광 | |||||||||||
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 View of the station's island platform | |||||||||||
| Korean name | |||||||||||
| Hangul | 영광역 | ||||||||||
| Hanja | |||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Yeonggwang-yeok | ||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏnggwang-yŏk | ||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Sosong Street and Changgwang Street, Chung-guyok, Pyongyang Democratic People's Republic of Korea | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°0′28″N 125°44′4.7″E / 39.00778°N 125.734639°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Pyongyang Metro | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Pyongyang Metro | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | |||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground[1] | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes (Pyongyang station) | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | None | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 4 April 1987 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Yŏnggwang station is a metro station of the Pyongyang Metro. The station was built as part of the Mangyongdae Line, designed as an extension of the Chollima Line that opened on or about 10 April 1987, and is today served by Chollima Line trains.[1]
Before the rules were relaxed in 2010, it was one of the only two stations that tourists could visit, the other one being Puhŭng station, because these two stations are the most finely decorated in the system. They were also the last two to be completed.[2][1] The station features murals on either side of the tunnel, 80 metres (260 ft) long each.[2] A third mosaic mural is called Lake Chon on Mt. Paektu.[3]
Murals on the walls of the tunnel
The mural Lake Chon on Mt. Paektu
Connections
The station is located near P'yŏngyang station of the Korean State Railway, with connections to long-distance trains on the P'yŏngnam, P'yŏngra, and P'yŏngŭi Lines.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c "The Pyongyang Metro: Statistics". the pyongyang metro. 26 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ a b Davies, Elliott (16 April 2016). "I was part of the first group of outsiders allowed to ride the entire North Korean subway system — here's what I saw". Business Insider. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ The Pyongyang Metro. Pyongyang: Korea Pictorial. 2004. p. 15. No. 406173.
External links
Media related to Yonggwang station (Pyongyang Metro) at Wikimedia Commons- 360° interactive panorama inside Yonggwang station
