Wiyŏn
위연 |
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Korean name | ||||||||||||||||
Hangul | 위연역 | |||||||||||||||
Hanja | ||||||||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Wiyeon-yeok | |||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Wiyŏn-yŏk | |||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Wiyŏn-dong, Hyesan-si, Ryanggang North Korea |
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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 | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1 November 1937 | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | yes | |||||||||||||||
Original company | Chosen Government Railway | |||||||||||||||
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Wiyŏn 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.
The station, along with the rest of the Pongdu-ri-Hyesanjin- section, was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 November 1937.
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.
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.