Wiyon Chongnyon station

Wiyŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn

위연청년
Wiyŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn; 위연청년
Korean name
Hangul	위연청년역
Hanja	渭淵靑年驛
Revised Romanization	Wiyeon-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Wiyŏn-yŏk
General information
Location	Wiyŏn-dong,; Hyesan-si,; Ryanggang; North Korea
Coordinates	41°25′08″N 128°12′42″E / 41.4188°N 128.2116°ECoordinates: 41°25′08″N 128°12′42″E / 41.4188°N 128.2116°E
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	1 November 1937
Electrified	yes
Original company	Chosen Government Railway
Services

Wiyŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn station is a railway station in Wiyŏn-dong, greater Hyesan city, Ryanggang province, North Korea, on the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway. It is also the starting point of the narrow-gauge Samjiyŏn line.^[1]

History[]

The station, along with the rest of the Pongdu-ri–Hyesanjin section, was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 November 1937.^[2]

On 9 October 2006 an underground nuclear test was conducted at P'unggye-ri in Kilju County, causing the closure of the line for 3-4 months.^[3]

Services[]

There is a large sawmill here that processes logs shipped by rail from the Paengmu narrow-gauge line via Paegam, and processed lumber is shipped from here to other destinations. Passenger trains run along the Samjiyŏn line to meet with trains running between Hyesan and Kilju.^[4]

References[]

^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
^ Japanese Government Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在 (The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937), Kawaguchi Printing Company, Tokyo
^ "核실험 후 4개월간 길주-혜산 봉쇄" [4 months after the experiment gilju - Hyesan blockade]. Daily Chosun.
^ The traffic and geography in North Korea: Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line (in Korean)

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[Hayato-1] Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6

[2] Japanese Government Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在 (The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937), Kawaguchi Printing Company, Tokyo

[3] "核실험 후 4개월간 길주-혜산 봉쇄" [4 months after the experiment gilju - Hyesan blockade]. Daily Chosun.

[PChLine-4] The traffic and geography in North Korea: Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line (in Korean)

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v t Samjiyŏn Line
Old line	Wiyŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn Karim Motka
New line	Wiyŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn Poch'ŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn Samjiyŏn Motka