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Hamhŭng station is a railway station in Yŏkchŏn 1-dong, Sŏngch'ŏngang-guyŏk, Hamhŭng city, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea, located on the P'yŏngra Line of the Korean State Railway;[1]^{[page needed]} it is also the starting point of the Sinhŭng Line and the Sŏho Line.[1] A locomotive depot is located here, and there are spurs to the Hamhŭng Knitwear Factory and the Paekkŭmsan Combined Foodstuffs Factory in Haebit-tong, Sŏngch'ŏngang-guyŏk.

Hamhŭng 함흥
Korean name
Hangul	함흥역
Hanja	咸興驛
Revised Romanization	Hamheung-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Hamhŭng-yŏk
General information
Location	Yŏkchŏn 1-dong, Sŏngch'ŏngang-guyŏk, Hamhŭng-si, South Hamgyŏng North Korea
Owned by	Korean State Railway
Platforms	4 (2 islands)
Tracks	8
History
Opened	15 December 1919
Electrified	yes
Original company	Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station Chusŏ towards P'yŏngyang P'yŏngra Line Hamhŭng Chocha'jang towards Rajin Kadam towards Sinhŭng Sinhŭng Line (1435 mm) Terminus Terminus Sŏho Line Sohamhung towards Sŏho

History

The station was originally opened on 15 December 1919 by the Chosen Government Railway as part of the 69.5 km (43.2 mi) Yŏnghŭng (nowadays Kŭmya)–Hamhŭng section of the Hamgyŏng Line.

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