Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn
혜산청년 |
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Korean name | ||||||||||||||||
Hangul | 혜산청년역 | |||||||||||||||
Hanja | ||||||||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Hyesancheongnyeon-yeok | |||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Hyesanch'ŏngnyŏn-yŏk | |||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Ch'un-dong, Hyesan-si, Ryanggang North Korea |
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Coordinates | 41°23′50″N 128°10′09″E / 41.3972°N 128.1691°ECoordinates: 41°23′50″N 128°10′09″E / 41.3972°N 128.1691°E | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Korean State Railway | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 7 | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1 November 1937 | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | yes | |||||||||||||||
Previous names | Chosen Government Railway | |||||||||||||||
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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.
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. 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.
Hyesan is a significant point for the movement of freight to and from various points in Ryanggang Province. 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)