Hangul 혜산청년역 Revised Romanization Hyesancheongnyeon-yeok Owned by Korean State Railway Opened 1 November 1937 | Hanja 恵山青年驛 McCune–Reischauer Hyesanch'ŏngnyŏn-yŏk Address Hyesan, North Korea | |
Location Ch'un-dong,
Hyesan-si,
Ryanggang
North Korea People also search for Manpo Chongnyon Station |
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.
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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. 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.
Services
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)