Hyesan Chongnyon station

Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn

혜산청년
Korean name
Hangul
혜산청년역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHyesancheongnyeon-yeok
McCune–ReischauerHyesanch'ŏngnyŏn-yŏk
General information
LocationCh'un-dong,
Hyesan-si,
Ryanggang
North Korea
Coordinates41°23′50″N 128°10′09″E / 41.3972°N 128.1691°E / 41.3972; 128.1691
Owned byKorean State Railway
Line(s)Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line
Pukbunaeryuk Line
Tracks7
History
Opened1 November 1937
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesChosen Government Railway
Hyesan
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station
Terminus Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line Wiyon Chongnyon
towards Kilju Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Kanggu
towards Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn
 Pukbunaeryuk Line Terminus

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 Pukbunaeryuk 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 of the Kilhye Line, was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 November 1937.[2] It received its current name sometime after the 1970s.

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

Services

Hyesan is a significant point for the movement of freight to and from various points in Ryanggang Province.[3] 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. ^ a b Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 91. 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. p. 502.
  3. ^ "백두산청년선" [Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line]. The traffic and geography in North Korea (in Korean).