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Wiyŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn 위연청년
Korean name
Hangul	위연청년역
Hanja	渭淵靑年驛
Revised Romanization	Wiyeon-yeok
McCune–Reischauer	Wiyŏn-yŏk
General information
Location	Wiyŏn-dong, Hyesan-si, Ryanggang North Korea
Coordinates	41°25′08″N 128°12′42″E / 41.4188°N 128.2116°E / 41.4188; 128.2116
Owned by	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	1 November 1937
Electrified	yes
Original company	Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station Korean State Railway Following station Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏnTerminus Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line Kŏmsallitowards Kilju Ch'ŏngnyŏn Hwajŏntowards Motka Samjiyŏn Line Terminus

Wiyŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn 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.

History

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.

Services

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.

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
2. Japanese Government Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在 (The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937), Kawaguchi Printing Company, Tokyo
3. "核실험 후 4개월간 길주-혜산 봉쇄" [4 months after the experiment gilju - Hyesan blockade]. Daily Chosun.
4. The traffic and geography in North Korea: Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line (in Korean)

v t e Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line
Mainline	Kilju Ch'ŏngnyŏn Namsŏk Sŏnghu P'unggye Chaedŏk Sŏngdŏk Sado Yanggok Hapsu Namgye Paegam Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ryŏngha Ryŏngnam Namjung Saengjang Unhŭng Poan Simp'ori Taeoch'ŏn Kŏmsalli Wiyŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn

v t e Samjiyŏn Line
Old line	Wiyŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn Hwajŏn Karim Kansambong Ch'agasu Toksan Samp'o Rimyŏngsu Kŏnch'ang Pegaebong Samjiyŏn Motka
New line	Wiyŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn Hwajŏn Poch'ŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'ot'ae Rimyŏngsu Ch'ŏngnyŏn Samjiyŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn Samjiyŏn Motka

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