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Munmu Station

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Hangul
  
문무역

Revised Romanization
  
Munmu-yeok

Owned by
  
Korean State Railway

Owner
  
Korean State Railway

Hanja
  
文武驛

McCune–Reischauer
  
Munmu-yŏk

Opened
  
1 December 1939

Location
  
Munmu-ri, Sŏhŭng County, North Hwanghae Province North Korea

Similar
  
Sonha Station, Sariwon Chongnyon Station, Kaepung Station

Munmu Station is a railway station located in Munmu-ri, Sŏhŭng County, North Hwanghae province, North Korea. It is on located on the P'yŏngbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyŏngŭi Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to P'yŏngyang; though this line physically connects P'yŏngyang to Pusan via Dorasan, in operational reality it ends at Kaesŏng due to the Korean Demilitarized Zone.

History

The station, originally called Munmuri Station, was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 December 1939.

References

Munmu Station Wikipedia