Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Station

Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn
혜산청년
Korean name
Hangul 혜산청년역
Hanja 恵山青年驛
Revised Romanization Hyesancheongnyeon-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Hyesanch'ŏngnyŏn-yŏk
General information
Location Ch'un-dong,
Hyesan-si,
Ryanggang
North Korea
Coordinates 41°23′50″N 128°10′09″E / 41.3972°N 128.1691°E / 41.3972; 128.1691Coordinates: 41°23′50″N 128°10′09″E / 41.3972°N 128.1691°E / 41.3972; 128.1691
Owned by Korean State Railway
Tracks 7
History
Opened 1 November 1937
Electrified yes
Previous names Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
TerminusPaektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line
Kanggu
toward Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Pukpu LineTerminus

Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Station is the central railway station of Hyesan city, located in the Ch'un-dong neighbourhood of greater Hyesan city, Ryanggang province, North Korea. A large station with seven tracks, it is the junction point of the Korean State Railway's Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Pukpu lines.[1]

History

Originally called Hyesan Station (Chosŏn'gŭl: 혜산역; Hanja: 恵山駅), the station, along with the rest of the Pongdu-ri-Hyesanjin section, was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 November 1937.[2] It received its current name after the establishment of the DPRK.

In 1997 there was an accident at the station involving the collision of two trains.

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

Hyesan is a significant point for the movement of freight to and from various points in Ryanggang Province.[4] There is also significant passenger traffic to and from Hyesan; in addition to various local trains on both the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Pukpu lines, there are express trains (1/2) to P'yŏngyang and (3/4) to West P'yŏngyang via Kilju, as well as semi-express trains between Hyesan and Kilju (101/102) and between Hyesan and Haeju via Kilju (104-107/108-111)[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). 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] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Kawaguchi Printing Company.
  3. ↑ "核실험 후 4개월간 길주-혜산 봉쇄". Rainbow (in Korean).
  4. ↑ "백두산청년선" [Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line]. The traffic and geography in North Korea (in Korean).
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