Pongdong
Pongdong is a railway station in North Hwanghae, North Korea. Pongdong is situated nearby to the hamlet Kijong-dong, as well as near the village Daeseong-dong.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bongdong and Panmun station.
Bongdong
Railway station
Pongdong station is a railway station located in Pongsan 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…
Panmun station
Railway station
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P'anmun station is a railway station located in the Kaesŏng Industrial Region, North Hwanghae province, North Korea. It is 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. Panmun station is situated 3 km southeast of Pongdong.
Sonha station
Railway station
Photo: Martin Cígler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sonha station is a railway station located in Kaesŏng-t'ŭkkŭpsi, 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… Sonha station is situated 4 km west of Pongdong.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kijong-dong and Panmunjeom.
Kijong-dong
Hamlet
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Kijŏng-dong, Kijŏngdong, Kijŏng tong or Kaepoong is a Potemkin village in P'yŏnghwa-ri, Panmun-guyok, Kaesong Special City, North Korea. It is situated in the North's half of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Kijong-dong is situated 3 km east of Pongdong.
Panmunjeom
Photo: Kok Leng Yeo, CC BY 2.0.
Panmunjeom, also P'anmunjŏm, is on the demarcation line between North and South Korea. It is a living relic of the Cold War era. It can only be visited on an organized tour.
Daeseong-dong
Village
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Daeseong-dong is a village in South Korea close to the North Korean border. It lies within the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The village is about 1.6 kilometres south of the Bridge of No Return, and 12 km from the city of Kaesong, North Korea. Daeseong-dong is situated 5 km east of Pongdong.
Pongdong
- Type: Railway station
- Also known as: “Bongdong”, “Bongdongyeok”, and “Pongdong-yŏk”
- Category: transportation
- Location: North Hwanghae, North Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.94627° or 37° 56′ 47″ northLongitude
126.62236° or 126° 37′ 21″ eastElevation
32 metres (105 feet)Open location code
8Q98WJWC+GWGeoNames ID
1872439
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Korean—“Pongdong” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “鳳東”
- Korean: “봉동”
- Korean: “봉동역”
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