Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn station is the central

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

of Hyesan city, located in the Ch'un-dong neighbourhood of greater Hyesan city,

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province,

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. A large station with seven tracks, it is the junction point of the

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's Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Pukbunaeryuk lines.

History

Originally called Hyesan station (

Chosŏn'gŭl The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's Revised Romanization of Korean, standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system f ...

: 혜산역;

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: 恵山駅), the station, along with the rest of the Pongdu-ri-Hyesanjin section of the Kilhye Line, was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 November 1937. It received its current name sometime after the 1970s. In 1997 there was an accident at the station involving the collision of two trains.

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

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and (3/4) to West P'yŏngyang via

Kilju Kilju () is the Finnish word for fermented water. It is made of sugar, yeast, and water. Historically, it was called sugar wine. It often has additives such as citrus fruits, apples, berry juices, or artificial flavorings for legal reasons. ...

, as well as semi-express trains between Hyesan and Kilju (101/102) and between Hyesan and Haeju via Kilju (104-107/108-111)

References

{{Pukbunaeryuk Line Railway stations in North Korea Railway stations opened in 1937