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Sŏngp'yŏng station is a
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County, North Hamgyŏng,
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History

The station was opened by the Tomun Railway Company on 1 December 1922, together with the rest of the Sŏngp'yŏng Line as well as the SangsambongChongsŏng section of their mainline from Hoeryŏng to Tonggwanjin. On 1 April 1929 the Tomun Railway was nationalised and became the West Tomun Line of the
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{{coord missing, North Korea Railway stations in North Korea Railway stations opened in 1922