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Kaesŏn Station
Kaesŏn Station is a metro station, station on Pyongyang Metro Chŏllima Line, Chŏllima Line of the Pyongyang Metro. It is located near the Arch of Triumph and Kaeson Youth Park, Kaesŏn Youth Park. The station was refurbished in 2019 with new lighting and TVs to entertain waiting passengers, as well as LED signs showing train information and local weather. The mural is called ''The People Rise up in the Building of a New Country''. References External links * Railway stations in North Korea opened in 1973 Pyongyang Metro stations {{NorthKorea-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaeson Station 2019
Kaesong (, ; ) is a Special cities of North Korea, special city in the southern part of North Korea (formerly in North Hwanghae Province), and the capital of Korea during the Taebong kingdom and subsequent Goryeo dynasty. The city is near the Kaesong Industrial Region close to the Military Demarcation Line, border with South Korea and contains the remains of the Manwoldae, Manwoldae palace. Called Songdo while it was the ancient capital of Goryeo, the city prospered as a trade centre that produced Korean ginseng. Kaesong now functions as North Korea's light industry centre. During the Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese occupation from 1910 to 1945, the city was known by the Sino-Xenic vocabularies, Japanese pronunciation of its name, "Kaijō". Between 1945 and 1950, Kaesong was part of South Korea and under its control. During the Korean War, North Korea captured the city, and the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement left the city under North Korean control. Due to the city's proximi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyongyang Metro, Kaeson Station - 04
Pyongyang () is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is sometimes labeled as the "Capital of the Revolution" (). Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 population census, it has a population of 3,255,288. Pyongyang is a directly administered city () with a status equal to that of the North Korean provinces. Pyongyang is one of the oldest cities in Korea. It was the capital of two ancient Korean kingdoms, Gojoseon and Goguryeo, and served as the secondary capital of Goryeo. Following the establishment of North Korea in 1948, Pyongyang became its '' de facto'' capital. The city was again devastated during the Korean War, but was quickly rebuilt after the war with Soviet assistance. Pyongyang is the political, industrial and transport center of North Korea. It is estimated that 99% of those living in Pyongyang are members, candidate members, or dependents of members of the ruling Workers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
