Hangul 염주역 Revised Romanization Yeomju-yeok Owned by Korean State Railway Owner Korean State Railway | Hanja 鹽州驛 McCune–Reischauer Yŏmju-yŏk Opened 5 November 1905 | |
Location Yŏmju-ŭp,
Yŏmju County,
North P'yŏngan Province
North Korea Address Yomju, North Pyongan, North Korea Similar Opa Station, Maengjungri Station, Sinanju Chongnyon Station, Sunan Station, Chongju Chongnyon Station | ||
Yŏmju Station is a railway station in Yŏmju-ŭp, Yŏmju County, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea. It is the junction point of the P'yŏngŭi and Paengma lines of the Korean State Railway.
History
The station was opened, along with the rest of this section of the Kyŏngŭi Line, on 5 November 1905.
After the bridge across the Yalu River was opened on 1 November 1911, connecting Sinŭiju to Dandong, China, Yŏmju station became a stop for international trains to and from Manchuria. It is still a stopping point for international trains between P'yŏngyang and Beijing.
When the Kyŏngŭi line was opened, the mainline followed the route of the current Paengma Line; after the nationalisation of the railways in 1945, the Yŏmju - Ryongch'ŏn - Namsinŭiju line was reclassified as the mainline of the P'yŏngŭi line, while the line via Paengma was designated a secondary line.