Kwangmyong Station

Kwangmyŏng Station is a closed station on Hyŏksin Line of the Pyongyang Metro. The station is reported to be closed since 1995, due to the of Kim Il Sung being located at that station.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Tram stop
  • Description: abandoned metro station in Pyongyang, North Korea
  • Also known as: “Kumsusan”, “Kwangmyŏng Metro Station”, and “Kwangmyong station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kumsusan Palace of the Sun and Rungrado 1st of May Stadium.

Museum
Photo: Uwe Brodrecht, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , formerly the Kumsusan Memorial Palace, is the mausoleum where the preserved bodies of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, the eternal leaders of Juche Korea, are displayed. is situated 470 metres south of Kwangmyong Station.

Stadium
Photo: Nicor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a multi-purpose stadium occupying an area of 20.7 hectares on the island Rŭngrado, , North Korea. It opened on 1 May 1989, with its first major event being the 13th World Festival of Youth and Students. is situated 2½ km southwest of Kwangmyong Station.

Zoo
Photo: Alex Kuehni, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Korea , also referred to as the Pyongyang , is the national zoo of . It is located near Taesŏngsan mountain in downtown . is situated 2½ km east of Kwangmyong Station.

Kwangmyong Station

Latitude
39.06795° or 39° 4′ 5″ north
Longitude
125.78912° or 125° 47′ 21″ east
Open location code
8QF73Q9Q+5J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6020481476
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­stop_position
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­tram_stop
Wiki­data ID
Q718615
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Kwangmyong Station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “光明站”
  • Dutch: “Kwangmyŏng Station”
  • Esperanto: “Kwangmyong”
  • French: “Avenir brillant”
  • French: “Kwangmyŏng”
  • German: “Metrostation Kwangmyŏng”
  • Hungarian: “Kvangmjong állomás (Phenjan)”
  • Hungarian: “Kvangmjong állomás”
  • Japanese: “光明駅”
  • Korean: “광명역”
  • Korean: “금수산”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kwangmyong undergrunnsbanestasjon”
  • Norwegian: “Kwangmyong undergrunnsbanestasjon”
  • Polish: “Kwangmyŏng”
  • Russian: “Кванмён”

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