Hangul 길주청년역 Revised Romanization Giljucheongnyeon-yeok Owned by Korean State Railway | Hanja 吉州青年驛 McCune–Reischauer Kiljuch'ŏngnyŏn-yŏk Opened 1 November 1933 | |
Location Kilju-ŭp,
Kilju,
North Hamgyŏng
North Korea Address Kilju, North Hamgyong, North Korea People also search for Onsupyong Station, Kalli Station | ||
Kilju Ch'ŏngnyŏn Station is a railway station in Kilju-ŭp, Kilju county, North Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It is the junction point of the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn and P'yŏngra lines of the Korean State Railway.
Originally called Kilju Station (Chosŏn'gŭl: 길주역; Hanja: 吉州駅), the station, along with the rest of the Kilju-Hapsu section, was opened by the Government Railways of Chosen (朝鮮総督府鉄道) on 1 November 1933.
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 pulp mill and a plywood factory in Kilju that receive raw logs via trains from the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn line.
References
Kilju Chongnyon Station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA