Moranbong Station Explained

Moranbong Station
Native Name:모란봉역
Native Name Lang:ko
Address:Chung-guyok, Pyongyang
Coordinates:39.0319°N 125.7564°W
Operator:Pyongyang Metro
Platforms:2 (1 island platform)
Tracks:2
Structure:Underground
Accessible:No
Former:Tongil[1]

Moranbong Station is a metro station on the Chollima Line of the Pyongyang Metro.[2] The station features TVs, LED displays, and electronic guide maps on its platforms and escalators.[3]

The station was called Tongil Station (literally "Unification Station") until 2024 and featured embossed copper carvings depicting themes of national reunification. In February 2024, "Tongil" was removed from the station name due to Kim Jong Un's decision to officially abandon efforts to peacefully reunify Korea. This temporarily resulted in the name of the station being simply "Station".[4] Around August 2024 the station was renamed after Moranbong Hill (Peony Peak) in Pyongyang.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pang Un Ju . Pyongyang Metro stations undergo renovation . . . 23 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210208144902/http://www.pyongyangtimes.com.kp/?bbs=34969 . February 8, 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: the pyongyang metro statistics. pyongyang-metro.com. 2016-03-31. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160130191827/http://www.pyongyang-metro.com/metrostats.html. 2016-01-30.
  3. News: Colin . Zwirko . North Korean media unveils new renovations at two Pyongyang subway stations . 21 February 2024 . . 2020-06-15.
  4. News: Taejun . Kang . N Korea erases term ‘unification’ from Pyongyang metro station name . 21 February 2024 . . 2024-02-21.
  5. News: North Korea renames subway station, purging reference to reunification. Anton. Sokolin. NK News. 30 September 2024.