| Paegam Ch'ŏngnyŏn | |||||||||
| Native Name: | 백암청년 | ||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ko | ||||||||
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| Borough: | Paegam-ŭp, Paegam, Ryanggang | ||||||||
| Country: | North Korea | ||||||||
| Opened: | 1 August 1934 | ||||||||
| Electrified: | yes | ||||||||
| Owned: | Korean State Railway | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 41.2438°N 128.8009°W | ||||||||
Paegam Ch'ŏngnyŏn station is a railway station in Paegam-ŭp, Paegam county, Ryanggang province, North Korea, on the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway. The narrow-gauge Paengmu Line connects to the standard-gauge network here.[1]
Originally called Paegam station (Chosŏn'gŭl: 백암역; Hanja: 白岩駅), the station, along with the rest of the Hapsu–Paegam section, was opened by the Government Railways of Chosen (朝鮮総督府鉄道) on 1 August 1934.[2] It received its current name in 1960.
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]
Paegam station is an important hub for freight traffic in Ryanggang province. Raw logs are shipped here from locations on the Paengmu line, and forwarded by rail to a large sawmill at Wiyŏn, as well as to a pulp mill and plywood factory in Kilju.[4]
Express passenger trains 1/2, operating between P'yŏngyang and Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn, stop at Paegam station.[1]
. 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.