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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.[1]

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	41.4188°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'ŏngnyŏn Terminus Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line Kŏmsalli towards Kilju Ch'ŏngnyŏn Hwajŏn towards Motka Samjiyŏn Line Terminus

History

The station, along with the rest of the Pongdu-ri–Hyesanjin section, was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 1 November 1937.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

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