Kilju Ch'ŏngnyŏn Station

Kilju Ch'ŏngnyŏn
길주청년
Korean name
Hangul 길주청년역
Hanja 吉州青年驛
Revised Romanization Giljucheongnyeon-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Kiljuch'ŏngnyŏn-yŏk
General information
Location Kilju-ŭp,
Kilju,
North Hamgyŏng
North Korea
Coordinates 40°57′39″N 129°19′24″E / 40.9609°N 129.3233°E / 40.9609; 129.3233Coordinates: 40°57′39″N 129°19′24″E / 40.9609°N 129.3233°E / 40.9609; 129.3233
Owned by Korean State Railway
History
Opened 1 November 1933
Electrified yes
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn LineTerminus
Kŭmsong
toward Rajin
P'yŏngra Line
Rodong
toward P'yŏngyang

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.[1]

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.[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]

There is a pulp mill and a plywood factory in Kilju that receive raw logs via trains from the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn line.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). 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] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Kawaguchi Printing Company.
  3. ↑ "核실험 후 4개월간 길주-혜산 봉쇄". Rainbow (in Korean).
  4. ↑ "백두산청년선" [Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line]. The traffic and geography in North Korea (in Korean).


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