| Kilju Ch'ŏngnyŏn | |||||||||
| Native Name: | 길주청년 | ||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ko | ||||||||
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| Borough: | Kilju-ŭp, Kilju, North Hamgyŏng | ||||||||
| Country: | North Korea | ||||||||
| Opened: | 1 November 1933 | ||||||||
| Electrified: | yes | ||||||||
| Owned: | Korean State Railway | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 40.9609°N 129.3233°W | ||||||||
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]
. Japanese Government Railways. 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. ja.